diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/backend-tests.yaml
index 48768a80..c8ec08da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backend-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backend-tests.yaml
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ jobs:
           pip install flake8
           pip install -r ./backend/requirements.txt
       - name: Execute tests
-        run: python ./backend/manage.py test
+        run: cd backend; python manage.py test