diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 9e3eef2..21825a8 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,30 @@ add_custom_command(TARGET rtneural_tests
     COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E echo "copying $<TARGET_FILE:rtneural_tests> to ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/rtneural_tests"
     COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy $<TARGET_FILE:rtneural_tests> ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/rtneural_tests)
 
+#copy models for testing to build directory post build command
+add_custom_command(TARGET rtneural_tests
+        POST_BUILD
+        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E echo "copying models to ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/models"
+        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../models ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/models)
+
+#copy test_data folder to build directory post build command
+add_custom_command(TARGET rtneural_tests
+        POST_BUILD
+        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E echo "copying test_data to ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/test_data"
+        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../test_data ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/test_data)
+
+#copy models for testing to build directory for tests post build command
+add_custom_command(TARGET rtneural_tests
+        POST_BUILD
+        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E echo "copying models to ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/models"
+        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../models ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/tests/models)
+
+#copy test_data folder to build directory for tests post build command
+add_custom_command(TARGET rtneural_tests
+        POST_BUILD
+        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E echo "copying test_data to ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/test_data"
+        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../test_data ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/tests/test_data)
+
 option(RTNEURAL_CODE_COVERAGE "Build RTNeural tests with code coverage flags" OFF)
 if(RTNEURAL_CODE_COVERAGE)
     include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../cmake/EnableCoverageFlags.cmake)