diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-python.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-python.yml
index 058ccb65..8488ec39 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-python.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ jobs:
           docker run -v ${PWD}:/cbioportal-core python:3.6 /bin/sh -c '
             cd cbioportal-core &&
             pip install -r requirements.txt &&
-            export PYTHONPATH=/cbioportal-core/src/main/resources/scripts &&
-            cd src/test/scripts/ &&
+            export PYTHONPATH=/scripts &&
+            cd tests/ &&
             python unit_tests_validate_data.py &&
             python system_tests_validate_data.py &&
             python system_tests_validate_studies.py'