diff --git a/CI_files/default_test.m b/CI_files/default_test.m
index 1636310624c3a41d9d4def7c24b371bd7b3b33f2..f6c7309d399deaa2453cf51045d5970073da8ba8 100644
--- a/CI_files/default_test.m
+++ b/CI_files/default_test.m
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ if contains(pwd,'CI_files')
     cd .. % move one directory up
 end
 
+addpath('CI_files');
+
 % clean up, if previous run failed
 try
     delete(['CI_files' filesep 'export' filesep '*']);