diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index bb07030..f192208 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
 				"start"
 			],
 			"env": {
-				"ENTRY_FOLDER": "${workspaceFolder}/test",
+				"CI_PROJECT_DIR": "${workspaceFolder}",
+				"ENTRY_FOLDER": "test",
 				"PACKAGE_NAME": "valid_set"
 			},
 			"skipFiles": [
@@ -30,7 +31,8 @@
 				"test"
 			],
 			"env": {
-				"ENTRY_FOLDER": "${workspaceFolder}/test",
+				"CI_PROJECT_DIR": "${workspaceFolder}",
+				"ENTRY_FOLDER": "test",
 				"PACKAGE_NAME": "valid_set"
 			},
 			"skipFiles": [
@@ -51,7 +53,8 @@
 				"--color=yes"
 			],
 			"env": {
-				"ENTRY_FOLDER": "${workspaceFolder}/test",
+				"CI_PROJECT_DIR": "${workspaceFolder}",
+				"ENTRY_FOLDER": "test",
 				"PACKAGE_NAME": "valid_set"
 			},
 			"justMyCode": true
@@ -67,7 +70,8 @@
 				"start"
 			],
 			"env": {
-				"ENTRY_FOLDER": "${workspaceFolder}/test",
+				"CI_PROJECT_DIR": "${workspaceFolder}",
+				"ENTRY_FOLDER": "test",
 				"PACKAGE_NAME": "existing_valid_theme_set"
 			},
 			"skipFiles": [
@@ -85,7 +89,8 @@
 				"test"
 			],
 			"env": {
-				"ENTRY_FOLDER": "${workspaceFolder}/test",
+				"CI_PROJECT_DIR": "${workspaceFolder}",
+				"ENTRY_FOLDER": "test",
 				"PACKAGE_NAME": "existing_valid_theme_set"
 			},
 			"skipFiles": [
@@ -106,7 +111,8 @@
 				"--color=yes"
 			],
 			"env": {
-				"ENTRY_FOLDER": "${workspaceFolder}/test",
+				"CI_PROJECT_DIR": "${workspaceFolder}",
+				"ENTRY_FOLDER": "test",
 				"PACKAGE_NAME": "existing_valid_theme_set"
 			},
 			"justMyCode": true
diff --git a/src/build-manifest.js b/src/build-manifest.js
index 2a0055f..1282d52 100644
--- a/src/build-manifest.js
+++ b/src/build-manifest.js
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@ const { exit } = require("process");
 
 
 // Fetch envs to target the right folder
-const slug = process.env["PACKAGE_NAME"];
+const workDir = process.env["CI_PROJECT_DIR"];
 const root = process.env["ENTRY_FOLDER"];
-if (!slug || !root) exit(1);
-let workingDirectory = path.join(root, slug);
+const slug = process.env["PACKAGE_NAME"];
+if (!workDir || !slug || !root) exit(1);
+let workingDirectory = path.join(workDir, root, slug);
 
 // extract metadata from them
 fs.readdir(workingDirectory, (err, files) => {
diff --git a/src/manifest.spec.js b/src/manifest.spec.js
index 2847367..5fe9ab3 100644
--- a/src/manifest.spec.js
+++ b/src/manifest.spec.js
@@ -33,11 +33,13 @@ function flatReferences(manifest) {
 
 describe('Mandatory Checks', function () {
     before(function () {
+        const workDir = process.env["CI_PROJECT_DIR"];
+        expect(workDir).to.be.a("string").that.is.not.empty;
         const slug = process.env["PACKAGE_NAME"];
         expect(slug).to.be.a("string").that.is.not.empty;
         const root = process.env["ENTRY_FOLDER"];
         expect(root).to.be.a("string").that.is.not.empty;
-        workingDirectory = path.join(root, slug);
+        workingDirectory = path.join(workDir, root, slug);
         files = fs.readdirSync(workingDirectory);
         expect(files).to.be.an('array').that.is.not.empty;
         validator = ajv.compile(JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(themeSchemaFile, 'utf8')));
diff --git a/src/test_images.py b/src/test_images.py
index cfa149f..eb97ac3 100644
--- a/src/test_images.py
+++ b/src/test_images.py
@@ -40,9 +40,10 @@ def _validate_brightness_image(working_path, theme_config, high_light, image_lis
 @pytest.fixture
 def working_path():
 	# get the global variables containing gitlab-given project slug.
+	work_directory = os.environ["CI_PROJECT_DIR"]
+	entry_folder = os.environ["ENTRY_FOLDER"]
 	project_slug = os.environ["PACKAGE_NAME"]
-	root_folder = os.environ["ENTRY_FOLDER"]
-	working_path = Path(root_folder, project_slug)
+	working_path = Path(work_directory, entry_folder, project_slug)
 	if not working_path.is_dir():
 		raise FileNotFoundError(f"No project found for the given {working_path}.")
 	return working_path