diff --git a/python/tests/static_tests/test_iaf_psc_exp_g.py b/python/tests/static_tests/test_iaf_psc_exp_g.py
index c9067284d..fa139cd51 100644
--- a/python/tests/static_tests/test_iaf_psc_exp_g.py
+++ b/python/tests/static_tests/test_iaf_psc_exp_g.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #    for i in range(len(t)):
 #        f.write("%s\t%s\n" % (t[i], V_m[i]))
 
-data = np.loadtxt('../test/test_fast_iaf_psc_exp_nest.txt', delimiter="\t")
+data = np.loadtxt('test_fast_iaf_psc_exp_nest.txt', delimiter="\t")
 t1=[x[0] for x in data ]
 V_m1=[x[1] for x in data ]
 #print (len(t))
diff --git a/python/tests/static_tests/test_iaf_psc_exp_hc.py b/python/tests/static_tests/test_iaf_psc_exp_hc.py
index b2f8f8b22..a15ac2764 100644
--- a/python/tests/static_tests/test_iaf_psc_exp_hc.py
+++ b/python/tests/static_tests/test_iaf_psc_exp_hc.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #    for i in range(len(t)):
 #        f.write("%s\t%s\n" % (t[i], V_m[i]))
 
-data = np.loadtxt('../test/test_fast_iaf_psc_exp_nest.txt', delimiter="\t")
+data = np.loadtxt('test_fast_iaf_psc_exp_nest.txt', delimiter="\t")
 t1=[x[0] for x in data ]
 V_m1=[x[1] for x in data ]
 #print (len(t))
diff --git a/python/tests/static_tests/test_izh.py b/python/tests/static_tests/test_izh.py
index ab397d6e8..36929e3be 100644
--- a/python/tests/static_tests/test_izh.py
+++ b/python/tests/static_tests/test_izh.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 #    for i in range(len(t)):
 #        f.write("%s\t%s\n" % (t[i], V_m[i]))
 
-data = np.loadtxt('../test/test_izh_nest.txt', delimiter="\t")
+data = np.loadtxt('test_izh_nest.txt', delimiter="\t")
 t1=[x[0] for x in data ]
 V_m1=[x[1] for x in data ]
 #print (len(t))