diff --git a/scripts/ci/start-api-smoketest.sh b/scripts/ci/start-api-smoketest.sh
index dd136385591d39f9940ae5034110cb08ca4fbdb9..50546295eb3447e4b488a29e6e3f7eccbd7957ab 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/start-api-smoketest.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/start-api-smoketest.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ pip install tox
 
 export HIVEMIND_ADDRESS=$1
 export HIVEMIND_PORT=$2
+export TAVERN_DIR="tests/tests_api/hivemind/tavern"
+
 echo "Starting tests on hivemind server running on ${HIVEMIND_ADDRESS}:${HIVEMIND_PORT}"
 
 echo "Selected test group (if empty all will be executed): $3"