diff --git a/tests/scripts/test049-sync-config b/tests/scripts/test049-sync-config
index 5d2fd68468..58b5f153d3 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/test049-sync-config
+++ b/tests/scripts/test049-sync-config
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ if [ "$SYNCPROV" = syncprovmod ]; then
 dn: cn=module,cn=config
 objectClass: olcModuleList
 cn: module
-olcModulePath: ../../../servers/slapd/overlays
+olcModulePath: $TESTWD/../servers/slapd/overlays
 olcModuleLoad: syncprov.la
 EOF
 	RC=$?