diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 5d8eeb50ea5fecd7e42a7572ccd1c2b183eb24b0..999fa9030394ab2483fffb8c82711d4506f23b4d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ variables:
 before_script:
   - module load nextflow/0.27.6
   - mkdir -p "${CLEAN_REPO_PATH}"
-  - ln -s /project/shared/bicf_workflow_ref/workflow_testdata/rnaseq test_data
+  - ln -s /project/shared/bicf_workflow_ref/workflow_testdata/rnaseq ${CLEAN_REPO_PATH}/test_data
 
 stages:
   - integration