diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 2f47880..354b37a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ before_script:
 script:
   - cmake --build . 
   # run unit tests
-  - cd /tests
+  - cd tests
   - ctest
   # run regression tests
   - cd $EPANET_HOME