diff --git a/testing/gitlab_test.sh b/testing/gitlab_test.sh
index 8ff851ddb8a1060edb15da4b2b9e3daa0a09a6e7..579c93494a55ed9cf43f6a63630946f1e0648118 100755
--- a/testing/gitlab_test.sh
+++ b/testing/gitlab_test.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ printf $OS_PASSWORD | docker secret create OS_PASSWORD -
 printf $sftp_users_emg | docker config create sftp_users_emg -
 
 # override preprocessor default configuration file
-cat ./testing/testing_preprocessor_config.yml>./config/emg_preprocessor-config.yml
+cat ./testing_preprocessor_config.yml>../config/emg_preprocessor-config.yml
 
 # deploy the stack
 docker stack deploy -c ../docker-compose.emg.yml -c ../docker-compose.emg.dev.yml emg-pvs