diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index 3c61edfbf62b4d..097b8108ff27c8 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 include("choosetests.jl")
 tests, net_on = choosetests(ARGS)
-let n = 1
+cd(dirname(@__FILE__)) do
+    n = 1
     if net_on
         n = min(8, CPU_CORES, length(tests))
         n > 1 && addprocs(n; exeflags=`--check-bounds=yes --depwarn=error`)