diff --git a/lib/command/run-multiple.js b/lib/command/run-multiple.js
index 41200f6f5..57d5ef3a3 100644
--- a/lib/command/run-multiple.js
+++ b/lib/command/run-multiple.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ module.exports = function (selectedRuns, options) {
   let codecept;
 
   const testRoot = getTestRoot(configFile);
+  global.codecept_dir = testRoot;
 
   // copy opts to run
   Object.keys(options)