diff --git a/roles/run-test-command/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/run-test-command/tasks/main.yaml
index c195cca..6681ea7 100644
--- a/roles/run-test-command/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/run-test-command/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 - name: Run test_command
   command: '{{ test_command }}'
   args:
-    chdir: '{{ zuul.project.src_dir }}'
+    chdir: '{{ zuul_work_dir | default(zuul.project.src_dir) }}'
   environment:
     JOB_PERFORM_EXTRA_WORK: '{{ perform_extra_work | ternary("1", "0") }}'