diff --git a/lib/cdist/test/__init__.py b/lib/cdist/test/__init__.py
index 09429470..06c87917 100644
--- a/lib/cdist/test/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/cdist/test/__init__.py
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@ import unittest
 
 cdist_commands=["banner", "config", "install"]
 
-cdist_exec_path = os.path.abspath(
-    os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), "../../bin/cdist"))
+cdist_base_path = os.path.abspath(
+    os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), "../../"))
+
+cdist_exec_path = os.path.join(cdist_base_path, "bin/cdist")
 
 #class UI(unittest.TestCase):
 #    def test_banner(self):