diff --git a/optional_plugins/varianter_cit/tests/test_functional.py b/optional_plugins/varianter_cit/tests/test_functional.py
index 3ff5800dbd84baa7161520d466f19d7d9cdaba74..cb2fa3e1504bad0af3df13eeba81c3ca4fc6a940 100644
--- a/optional_plugins/varianter_cit/tests/test_functional.py
+++ b/optional_plugins/varianter_cit/tests/test_functional.py
@@ -8,19 +8,14 @@ from avocado.utils import process
 from selftests import AVOCADO, BASEDIR, temp_dir_prefix
 
 
-basedir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), '..', '..', '..')
-basedir = os.path.abspath(basedir)
-
-
 class Variants(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_max_variants(self):
-        os.chdir(basedir)
+        os.chdir(BASEDIR)
         cmd_line = (
             '{0} variants --cit-order-of-combinations=5 '
             '--cit-parameter-file examples/varianter_cit/params.ini'
         ).format(AVOCADO)
-        os.chdir(basedir)
         result = process.run(cmd_line)
         lines = result.stdout.splitlines()
         self.assertEqual(b'CIT Variants (216):', lines[0])