diff --git a/tests/test_check_swatinit.py b/tests/test_check_swatinit.py
index f395c32ad..dcbf6d309 100644
--- a/tests/test_check_swatinit.py
+++ b/tests/test_check_swatinit.py
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ def test_ert_integration(tmp_path):
                 "ECLBASE DUMMY.DATA",
                 "QUEUE_SYSTEM LOCAL",
                 "NUM_REALIZATIONS 1",
-                "RUNPATH .",
+                "RUNPATH <CONFIG_PATH>",
                 "",
                 f"FORWARD_MODEL CHECK_SWATINIT(<DATAFILE>={REEK_DATAFILE})",
             ]
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ def test_ert_integration(tmp_path):
                 "ECLBASE DUMMY.DATA",
                 "QUEUE_SYSTEM LOCAL",
                 "NUM_REALIZATIONS 1",
-                "RUNPATH .",
+                "RUNPATH <CONFIG_PATH>",
                 "",
                 (
                     f"FORWARD_MODEL CHECK_SWATINIT(<DATAFILE>={REEK_DATAFILE}, "
diff --git a/tests/test_csv2ofmvol.py b/tests/test_csv2ofmvol.py
index e6d42ffc9..9b9e5e2b6 100644
--- a/tests/test_csv2ofmvol.py
+++ b/tests/test_csv2ofmvol.py
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ def test_ert_hook(datadir):
         "ECLBASE FOO.DATA",
         "QUEUE_SYSTEM LOCAL",
         "NUM_REALIZATIONS 1",
-        "RUNPATH .",
+        "RUNPATH <CONFIG_PATH>",
         "FORWARD_MODEL CSV2OFMVOL(<CSVFILES>=prod*.csv, <OUTPUT>=proddata.vol)",
     ]
 
diff --git a/tests/test_csv_merge.py b/tests/test_csv_merge.py
index 38a3c709c..194fb2c65 100644
--- a/tests/test_csv_merge.py
+++ b/tests/test_csv_merge.py
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ def test_ert_hook(tmp_path):
         "ECLBASE FOO.DATA",
         "QUEUE_SYSTEM LOCAL",
         "NUM_REALIZATIONS 1",
-        "RUNPATH .",
+        "RUNPATH <CONFIG_PATH>",
         "",
         "LOAD_WORKFLOW MERGE_FOO",
         "HOOK_WORKFLOW MERGE_FOO POST_SIMULATION",
diff --git a/tests/test_csv_stack.py b/tests/test_csv_stack.py
index c8b51f266..3fa3a598f 100644
--- a/tests/test_csv_stack.py
+++ b/tests/test_csv_stack.py
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ def test_ert_forward_model(tmp_path):
         "ECLBASE FOO.DATA",
         "QUEUE_SYSTEM LOCAL",
         "NUM_REALIZATIONS 1",
-        "RUNPATH .",
+        "RUNPATH <CONFIG_PATH>",
         "FORWARD_MODEL CSV_STACK(<CSVFILE>=stackme.csv, <OUTPUT>=stacked.csv)",
     ]
 
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ def test_ert_forward_model_keepminimal(tmp_path):
         "ECLBASE FOO.DATA",
         "QUEUE_SYSTEM LOCAL",
         "NUM_REALIZATIONS 1",
-        "RUNPATH .",
+        "RUNPATH <CONFIG_PATH>",
         (
             "FORWARD_MODEL CSV_STACK("
             '<CSVFILE>=stackme.csv, <OUTPUT>=stacked.csv, <OPTION>="--keepminimal")'
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ def test_ert_forward_model_keepconstants(tmp_path):
         "ECLBASE FOO.DATA",
         "QUEUE_SYSTEM LOCAL",
         "NUM_REALIZATIONS 1",
-        "RUNPATH .",
+        "RUNPATH <CONFIG_PATH>",
         (
             "FORWARD_MODEL CSV_STACK("
             '<CSVFILE>=stackme.csv, <OUTPUT>=stacked.csv, <OPTION>="--keepconstantcolumns")'  # noqa
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ def test_csv_stack_ert_workflow(tmp_path):
                 "DEFINE <CASEDIR> some_ensemble",
                 "QUEUE_SYSTEM LOCAL",
                 "NUM_REALIZATIONS 1",
-                "RUNPATH .",
+                "RUNPATH <CONFIG_PATH>",
                 "",
                 "LOAD_WORKFLOW CSV_STACK_WELLS",
                 "HOOK_WORKFLOW CSV_STACK_WELLS POST_SIMULATION",
diff --git a/tests/test_fmuobs.py b/tests/test_fmuobs.py
index 9c38892e5..062ea410e 100644
--- a/tests/test_fmuobs.py
+++ b/tests/test_fmuobs.py
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ def test_ert_workflow_hook(verbose, tmp_path):
         "ECLBASE FOO.DATA",
         "QUEUE_SYSTEM LOCAL",
         "NUM_REALIZATIONS 1",
-        "RUNPATH .",
+        "RUNPATH <CONFIG_PATH>",
         "LOAD_WORKFLOW wf_fmuobs",
         "HOOK_WORKFLOW wf_fmuobs PRE_SIMULATION",
     ]
diff --git a/tests/test_merge_rft_ertobs.py b/tests/test_merge_rft_ertobs.py
index f4dd955d5..1fe9d095c 100644
--- a/tests/test_merge_rft_ertobs.py
+++ b/tests/test_merge_rft_ertobs.py
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ def test_ert_hook(drogondata):
         "ECLBASE DROGON.DATA",
         "QUEUE_SYSTEM LOCAL",
         "NUM_REALIZATIONS 1",
-        "RUNPATH .",
+        "RUNPATH <CONFIG_PATH>",
         (
             "FORWARD_MODEL MERGE_RFT_ERTOBS("
             "<GENDATACSV>=gendata_rft.csv, <OBSDIR>=rft, <OUTPUT>=mergedrft.csv)"
diff --git a/tests/test_ofmvol2csv.py b/tests/test_ofmvol2csv.py
index e5902aa9e..64099326a 100644
--- a/tests/test_ofmvol2csv.py
+++ b/tests/test_ofmvol2csv.py
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ def test_ert_hook(datadir):
         "ECLBASE FOOBAR.DATA",
         "QUEUE_SYSTEM LOCAL",
         "NUM_REALIZATIONS 1",
-        "RUNPATH .",
+        "RUNPATH <CONFIG_PATH>",
         "FORWARD_MODEL OFMVOL2CSV(<VOLFILES>=file*.vol, <OUTPUT>=proddata.csv)",
     ]
 
diff --git a/tests/test_prtvol2csv.py b/tests/test_prtvol2csv.py
index 65e3ef12c..680d81276 100644
--- a/tests/test_prtvol2csv.py
+++ b/tests/test_prtvol2csv.py
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ def test_ert_forward_model(tmp_path):
                 "ECLBASE FOO.DATA",
                 "QUEUE_SYSTEM LOCAL",
                 "NUM_REALIZATIONS 1",
-                "RUNPATH .",
+                "RUNPATH <CONFIG_PATH>",
                 "",
                 (
                     "FORWARD_MODEL PRTVOL2CSV("
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ def test_ert_forward_model_backwards_compat_deprecation(tmp_path):
                 "ECLBASE FOO.DATA",
                 "QUEUE_SYSTEM LOCAL",
                 "NUM_REALIZATIONS 1",
-                "RUNPATH .",
+                "RUNPATH <CONFIG_PATH>",
                 "",
                 (
                     "FORWARD_MODEL PRTVOL2CSV("
diff --git a/tests/test_ri_wellmod.py b/tests/test_ri_wellmod.py
index a126a43af..790c523a1 100644
--- a/tests/test_ri_wellmod.py
+++ b/tests/test_ri_wellmod.py
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ def test_ert_forward_model(tmp_path):
         "ECLBASE FOO.DATA",
         "QUEUE_SYSTEM LOCAL",
         "NUM_REALIZATIONS 1",
-        "RUNPATH .",
+        "RUNPATH <CONFIG_PATH>",
         "FORWARD_MODEL RI_WELLMOD("
         + f"<RI_PROJECT>={proj_name},"
         + f"<ECLBASE>={init_case_name},"
diff --git a/tests/test_sunsch.py b/tests/test_sunsch.py
index 704d0bbc1..5427bb06e 100644
--- a/tests/test_sunsch.py
+++ b/tests/test_sunsch.py
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ def test_ert_forward_model(testdata):
                 "ECLBASE FOO.DATA",
                 "QUEUE_SYSTEM LOCAL",
                 "NUM_REALIZATIONS 1",
-                "RUNPATH .",
+                "RUNPATH <CONFIG_PATH>",
                 "",
                 "FORWARD_MODEL SUNSCH(<config>=config_v2.yml)",
             ]