diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f30d23ee0f3e1178e08dd53bb7c4cc98df9f002d..06f2fb612f232637fe9ccdfd72cfdaa06c5793c9 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ before_script:
   - pip3 install -r requirements.txt
   - mkdir /etc/aura
   - mkdir /var/log/aura
-  - cp $CI_PROJECT_DIR/configuration/sample.engine.ini CI_PROJECT_DIR/configuration/engine.ini
+  - pwd
+  - cp configuration/sample.engine.ini configuration/engine.ini
 
 simple_guru_help:
   stage: test