diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 938f04e..5608122 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ jobs:
           pip install -v --no-deps .
       - name: run test suite
         run: |
-          pytest --cov anchorna --cov-report=xml:$PWD/coverage.xml
+          mkdir empty; cd empty
+          pytest ../anchorna/tests --cov anchorna --cov-report=xml:$PWD/coverage.xml
       - name: upload coverage
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
         with: