diff --git a/examples/hdf5Test/documentation.yml b/examples/hdf5Test/documentation.yml
index c71a40e..3e09b07 100644
--- a/examples/hdf5Test/documentation.yml
+++ b/examples/hdf5Test/documentation.yml
@@ -60,12 +60,16 @@ tests:
     cmakeFlag: 2
     cfgFile:   0001gpusHDF5Field.cfg
     pre-run: &createHDF5Field
-        - mkdir "${TEST_INSTALL_PATH}/testData/$TEST_NAME"
-        - python3 "${TEST_INSTALL_PATH}/testData/createHDF5Filesets.py" --createDensity --folder "${TEST_INSTALL_PATH}/testData/$TEST_NAME" --size ${TEST_GRID_SIZE} --dt "2e-16" --time "1.5e-15"
-        # CellSize is multiplied with 4 and dt with 8, 130 timesteps long
-        - python3 "${TEST_INSTALL_PATH}/testData/createHDF5Filesets.py" --createLaser --folder "${TEST_INSTALL_PATH}/testData/$TEST_NAME" --size ${TEST_GRID_SIZE} --cellSize "16e-9" "16e-9" "16e-9" --dt "10.64e-17" --time "1.5e-15"
-        # Check for openPMD conformance
-        - find "${TEST_INSTALL_PATH}/testData/$TEST_NAME" -type f -name "*.h5" -print0 | xargs -0 -n 1 -r python "${TEST_INSTALL_PATH}/buildSystem/checkOpenPMD_h5.py" -i 
+        - |
+            TESTDATA_PATH="${TEST_INSTALL_PATH}/testData"
+            TESTDATA_OUT_PATH="${TESTDATA_PATH}/$TEST_NAME"
+            mkdir "${TESTDATA_OUT_PATH}"
+            python3 "${TESTDATA_PATH}/createHDF5Filesets.py" --createDensity --folder "${TESTDATA_OUT_PATH}" --size ${TEST_GRID_SIZE} --cellSize "4e-9" "4e-9" "4e-9" --dt "2e-16" --time "1.5e-15"
+            # For laser: CellSize is multiplied with 4 and dt with 8, 130 timesteps long
+            python3 "${TESTDATA_PATH}/createHDF5Filesets.py" --createLaser --folder "${TESTDATA_OUT_PATH}" --size ${TEST_GRID_SIZE} --cellSize "16e-9" "16e-9" "16e-9" --dt "10.64e-17" --time "1.5e-15"
+            # Check for openPMD conformance
+            echo "Validating generated test files"
+            find "${TESTDATA_OUT_PATH}" -type f -name "*.h5" -print0 | xargs -0 -n 1 -r python "${TEST_INSTALL_PATH}/buildSystem/checkOpenPMD_h5.py" -i 
     post-run: &validateHDF5Field
         - *validateOpenPMD
         - python3 "${TEST_INSTALL_PATH}/testData/validateCheckpoint.py"