diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 53dda3b..779b968 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@
         set_property(TEST ${TESTNAME} ${TESTNAME}_init ${TESTNAME}_cleanup APPEND PROPERTY ENVIRONMENT
             "SYSREPO_REPOSITORY_PATH=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/test_repositories/${TESTNAME}"
             "SYSREPO_SHM_PREFIX=netconf-cli_${TESTNAME}"
-            "NETOPEER_SOCKET=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/test_netopeer_files/${TESTNAME}.sock"
+            "NETOPEER_SOCKET=test_netopeer_files/${TESTNAME}.sock"
             )
 
     endfunction()
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@
         set_property(TEST test_netconf_cli_py test_netconf_cli_py_init test_netconf_cli_py_cleanup APPEND PROPERTY ENVIRONMENT
             "SYSREPO_REPOSITORY_PATH=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/test_repositories/test_netconf_cli_py"
             "SYSREPO_SHM_PREFIX=netconf-cli_test_netconf_cli_py"
-            "NETOPEER_SOCKET=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/test_netopeer_files/test_netconf_cli_py.sock"
+            "NETOPEER_SOCKET=test_netopeer_files/test_netconf_cli_py.sock"
             )
 
         set(sanitizer_active OFF)