diff --git a/test/unit/python/test_create_readnl_files.py b/test/unit/python/test_create_readnl_files.py
index 3676fd7a..0c8a765f 100644
--- a/test/unit/python/test_create_readnl_files.py
+++ b/test/unit/python/test_create_readnl_files.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
 
 _TEST_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
-_CAM_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(_TEST_DIR, os.pardir, os.pardir))
+_CAM_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(_TEST_DIR, os.pardir, os.pardir, os.pardir))
 _CCPP_DIR = os.path.join(_CAM_ROOT, "ccpp_framework", "scripts")
 _CIME_CONFIG_DIR = os.path.join(_CAM_ROOT, "cime_config")
 _XML_SAMPLES_DIR = os.path.join(_TEST_DIR, "sample_files")
diff --git a/test/unit/python/test_hist_config.py b/test/unit/python/test_hist_config.py
index fa5435f6..57fad85f 100644
--- a/test/unit/python/test_hist_config.py
+++ b/test/unit/python/test_hist_config.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import unittest
 
 __TEST_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
-_CAM_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(__TEST_DIR, os.pardir, os.pardir))
+_CAM_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(__TEST_DIR, os.pardir, os.pardir, os.pardir))
 __CIME_CONFIG_DIR = os.path.join(_CAM_ROOT, "cime_config")
 _SAMPLE_FILES_DIR = os.path.join(__TEST_DIR,
                                  "sample_files", "hist_config_files")
diff --git a/test/unit/python/test_registry.py b/test/unit/python/test_registry.py
index 6fff5360..a4198d69 100644
--- a/test/unit/python/test_registry.py
+++ b/test/unit/python/test_registry.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
 
 __TEST_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
-_CAM_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(__TEST_DIR, os.pardir, os.pardir))
+_CAM_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(__TEST_DIR, os.pardir, os.pardir, os.pardir))
 __REGISTRY_DIR = os.path.join(_CAM_ROOT, "src", "data")
 _SAMPLE_FILES_DIR = os.path.join(__TEST_DIR, "sample_files")
 _TMP_DIR = os.path.join(__TEST_DIR, "tmp")
diff --git a/test/unit/python/test_write_init_files.py b/test/unit/python/test_write_init_files.py
index 903df86d..dd3154b1 100644
--- a/test/unit/python/test_write_init_files.py
+++ b/test/unit/python/test_write_init_files.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import logging
 
 __TEST_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
-_CAM_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(__TEST_DIR, os.pardir, os.pardir))
+_CAM_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(__TEST_DIR, os.pardir, os.pardir, os.pardir))
 __CCPP_DIR = os.path.join(_CAM_ROOT, "ccpp_framework", "scripts")
 __REGISTRY_DIR = os.path.join(_CAM_ROOT, "src", "data")
 _REG_SAMPLES_DIR = os.path.join(__TEST_DIR, "sample_files")