diff --git a/integrationtests/basic_example/test_basic.py b/integrationtests/basic_example/test_basic.py
index f67628b3dd9f419ff4e4d4cb1e4ab783d782502f..b2d4c8f7873df0ca123bea6f1769458707d375d5 100755
--- a/integrationtests/basic_example/test_basic.py
+++ b/integrationtests/basic_example/test_basic.py
@@ -50,11 +50,12 @@ set_test_key("10b128cf8a1372f30aa3697466bb55e76974e0c16a599bb44ace88f19c8f61e2")
 # TODO move test related stuff here and remove it from unittests
 
 UNITTESTDIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / "unittests"
+BASICTESTDIR = Path(__file__).parent
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def usemodel():
-    model = parse_model_from_yaml(UNITTESTDIR / "model.yml")
+    model = parse_model_from_yaml(BASICTESTDIR / "model.yml")
     model.sync_data_model(noquestion=True, verbose=False)