diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index db5d59c..45a7366 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ manylinux-x86_64-image = "kolinguo/mplib-build:latest"
 container-engine = { name = "docker", create-args = ["--rm"]}
 # only run tests on python3.10
 test-requires = ["trimesh", "transforms3d"]
-test-command = "cd {project} && python3.10 -m unittest discover -s {project}/tests"
+test-command = "python3.10 -m unittest discover -s {project}/tests -v"
 test-skip = ["cp37-*", "cp38-*", "cp39-*", "cp311-*", "cp312-*"]
 
 [tool.cibuildwheel.linux]
diff --git a/tests/test_planner.py b/tests/test_planner.py
index 5d213ed..188876d 100644
--- a/tests/test_planner.py
+++ b/tests/test_planner.py
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
+import os
 import numpy as np
 import unittest
+from transforms3d.quaternions import mat2quat, quat2mat
 from mplib import Planner
 import mplib
 import trimesh
-from transforms3d.quaternions import mat2quat, quat2mat
+
+FILE_ABS_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 
 PANDA_SPEC = {
-  "urdf": "data/panda/panda.urdf",
-  "srdf": "data/panda/panda.srdf",
+  "urdf": f"{FILE_ABS_DIR}/../data/panda/panda.urdf",
+  "srdf": f"{FILE_ABS_DIR}/../data/panda/panda.srdf",
   "move_group": "panda_hand",
 }