diff --git a/scripts/run_ci.sh b/scripts/run_ci.sh
index 2c83c99..f5a48af 100755
--- a/scripts/run_ci.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_ci.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # These are the same steps we are running in Travis CI
 
-python tests/syntax_lint.py
+python $(dirname "$0")/../tests/syntax_lint.py
 flake8 --max-line-length=100 . && echo "PEP8 Passed"