diff --git a/tests/test_compose.sh b/tests/test_compose.sh
index e1810415..9676507c 100755
--- a/tests/test_compose.sh
+++ b/tests/test_compose.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 set -e
 
-HERE=$(dirname "$0")
+HERE=$(realpath "$(dirname "$0")")
 
 PYTHONPATH=$HERE/../:$PYTHONPATH
 PATH=$HERE/../bin:$PATH