diff --git a/tests/test_pvacvector.py b/tests/test_pvacvector.py
index 7ef50627..dffc9581 100644
--- a/tests/test_pvacvector.py
+++ b/tests/test_pvacvector.py
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ def test_valid_alleles_runs(self):
     
     def test_valid_algorithms_compiles(self):
         compiled_run_path = py_compile.compile(os.path.join(
-            self.pvactools_directory,
+            self.base_dir,
             'pvactools',
             "tools",
             "pvacvector",