diff --git a/matlab/utilities/tests/dynTest.m b/matlab/utilities/tests/dynTest.m
index d055ef0d2..fdb530b56 100644
--- a/matlab/utilities/tests/dynTest.m
+++ b/matlab/utilities/tests/dynTest.m
@@ -52,10 +52,12 @@ function dynTest(fun,dynare_path)
 
 original_directory = pwd();
 
-cd([dynare_path filesep '..' filesep 'tests']);    
-
 [pathstr1, name1, ext1] = fileparts(fun);
 
+pathstr1 = [original_directory filesep pathstr1];
+
+cd([dynare_path filesep '..' filesep 'tests']);
+
 mex_flag = 0;
 if exist(name1)==3
     mex_flag = 1;