diff --git a/dev/pytest/pytest_unit_tests.sh b/dev/pytest/pytest_unit_tests.sh
index 2075596b7f..8afe826f88 100755
--- a/dev/pytest/pytest_unit_tests.sh
+++ b/dev/pytest/pytest_unit_tests.sh
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 set -x
 
 # libs
-pytest api/tests/unit_tests
+cd api
+pytest tests/unit_tests