diff --git a/.github/workflows/kserve_ci_cpu.yml b/.github/workflows/kserve_ci_cpu.yml
index a80c798089..2a732466ba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kserve_ci_cpu.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kserve_ci_cpu.yml
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ jobs:
       - run: pwd
       - run: ls
       - name: Test model running in k8s cluster with sample image data
-        run: ./kubernetes/kserve/tests/scripts/test_mnist.sh
+        run: ./kubernetes/kserve/tests/scripts/test_mnist.sh /home/runner/work
diff --git a/kubernetes/kserve/tests/scripts/test_mnist.sh b/kubernetes/kserve/tests/scripts/test_mnist.sh
index bb5bc1559d..df2f159eaa 100755
--- a/kubernetes/kserve/tests/scripts/test_mnist.sh
+++ b/kubernetes/kserve/tests/scripts/test_mnist.sh
@@ -13,14 +13,16 @@ minikube start
 
 echo "Install kserve"
 
-cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/kserve
+$ROOT_DIR=$1
+
+cd $ROOT_DIR/kserve/kserve
 ./hack/quick_install.sh
 echo "Waiting 5s for kserve pod to come up ..."
 sleep 5
 
 echo "Deploy the cluster"
 
-cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/serve
+cd $ROOT_DIR/serve/serve
 kubectl apply -f kubernetes/kserve/tests/configs/mnist_v2_cpu.yaml
 
 echo "Waiting 120s for pods to come up..."