diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
index bcc8c87b0..bc995992e 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ check-octave: $(O_XFAIL_TRS_FILES) $(O_TRS_FILES)
 %.o.trs %.o.log: %.mod
 	@echo "`tput bold``tput setaf 8`OCTAVE: $(PWD)/$*... `tput sgr0`"
 	@DYNARE_VERSION="$(PACKAGE_VERSION)" TOP_TEST_DIR="$(PWD)" FILESTEM="$*" \
-		$(OCTAVE) --no-init-file --silent --no-history run_test_octave.m > $*.o.log 2>&1 || \
+		$(OCTAVE) --no-init-file --silent --no-history --path "$*.mod" run_test_octave.m > $*.o.log 2>&1 || \
 	printf ":test-result: FAIL\n:number-tests: 1\n:number-failed-tests: 1\n:list-of-failed-tests: $*.mod\n:cputime: 0.0\n" > $*.o.trs
 	@if grep -q ":test-result: PASS" $*.o.trs; then \
 	echo "`tput bold``tput setaf 2`OCTAVE: $(PWD)/$* PASSED!`tput sgr0`" ; \