diff --git a/workflow/tests/test_pool_and_psuedoreplicate.py b/workflow/tests/test_pool_and_psuedoreplicate.py
index 122baa32e47de6c6bb59e1a5abbe30692c5126ff..245da61525da0a0c39c8281b53a5614018a40592 100644
--- a/workflow/tests/test_pool_and_psuedoreplicate.py
+++ b/workflow/tests/test_pool_and_psuedoreplicate.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import os
 import pool_and_psuedoreplicate
 import shutil
 
+test_design_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)) + \
+		'/../../test_data/'
 test_output_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)) + \
                 '/../output/design/'
 
@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@ def test_check_controls_single(design_experiment_3):
 @pytest.mark.unit
 def test_single_rep(design_experiment_2):
     cwd = os.getcwd()
-    shutil.copy(test_output_path + '../../../test_data/B_1.bedse.gz', cwd)
+    shutil.copy(test_design_path + 'B_1.bedse.gz', cwd)
     single_rep = pool_and_psuedoreplicate.generate_design('false', 1.2, design_experiment_2, cwd, 1, 1)