diff --git a/tests/test-chat-template.cpp b/tests/test-chat-template.cpp
index 628f960b18ac6..484b18435cd95 100644
--- a/tests/test-chat-template.cpp
+++ b/tests/test-chat-template.cpp
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ static std::vector<std::string> find_files(const std::string & folder, const std
 static std::string read_file(const std::string &path) {
   std::ifstream fs(path, std::ios_base::binary);
   if (!fs.is_open()) {
+    fs = std::ifstream("../" + path, std::ios_base::binary);
+    if (!fs.is_open()) {
+      throw std::runtime_error("Failed to open file: " + path);
+    }
     throw std::runtime_error("Failed to open file: " + path);
   }
   fs.seekg(0, std::ios_base::end);
diff --git a/tests/test-tool-call.cpp b/tests/test-tool-call.cpp
index b3a824db76435..85f4decf827cf 100644
--- a/tests/test-tool-call.cpp
+++ b/tests/test-tool-call.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ static void assert_equals(const std::string & expected, const std::string & actu
 static std::string read_file(const std::string &path) {
   std::ifstream fs(path, std::ios_base::binary);
   if (!fs.is_open()) {
-    throw std::runtime_error("Failed to open file: " + path);
+    fs = std::ifstream("../" + path, std::ios_base::binary);
+    if (!fs.is_open()) {
+      throw std::runtime_error("Failed to open file: " + path);
+    }
   }
   fs.seekg(0, std::ios_base::end);
   auto size = fs.tellg();