diff --git a/Tests/EndToEndTests/CNTKv2Python/Examples/htk_deserializer_test.py b/Tests/EndToEndTests/CNTKv2Python/Examples/htk_deserializer_test.py
index 284e26c68826..e8151d3ee5d8 100644
--- a/Tests/EndToEndTests/CNTKv2Python/Examples/htk_deserializer_test.py
+++ b/Tests/EndToEndTests/CNTKv2Python/Examples/htk_deserializer_test.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import os
 abs_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 data_path = os.path.join(abs_path, "..", "..", "..", "..", "Examples", "Speech", "AN4", "Data")
+e2e_data_path="../../../../Tests/EndToEndTests/Speech/Data/"
 
 def test_htk_deserializers():
     mbsize = 640
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ def test_multiple_mlf_files():
     num_classes = 132
     context = 2
 
-    test_mlf_path = "../../../../Tests/EndToEndTests/Speech/Data/glob_00001.mlf"
+    test_mlf_path = e2e_data_path+"glob_00001.mlf"
 
     features_file = "glob_0000.scp"
     label_files = [ "glob_0000.mlf", test_mlf_path]
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ def test_mlf_binary_files():
     fd = HTKFeatureDeserializer(StreamDefs(
         amazing_features = StreamDef(shape=feature_dim, context=(context,context), scp=features_file)))
 
-    ld = HTKMLFBinaryDeserializer(StreamDefs(awesome_labels = StreamDef(shape=num_classes, mlf="mlf2.bin")))
+    ld = HTKMLFBinaryDeserializer(StreamDefs(awesome_labels = StreamDef(shape=num_classes, mlf=e2e_data_path + "mlf2.bin")))
 
     # Make sure we can read at least one minibatch.
     mbsource = MinibatchSource([fd,ld])
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ def test_multiple_mlf_binary_files():
     context = 2
 
     features_file = "glob_0000.scp"
-    label_files = [ "mlf2.bin", "mlf2.bin"]
+    label_files = [ e2e_data_path+"mlf2.bin", e2e_data_path+"mlf2.bin"]
 
     fd = HTKFeatureDeserializer(StreamDefs(
         amazing_features = StreamDef(shape=feature_dim, context=(context,context), scp=features_file)))