diff --git a/debian/tests/control b/debian/tests/control
index 3a8028c27c..7fed02a088 100644
--- a/debian/tests/control
+++ b/debian/tests/control
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 Tests: spec
 Depends: @, 
   sudo,
+  gem2deb-test-runner,
   ruby-rspec,
   ruby-shoulda-matchers,
   ruby-webmock,
diff --git a/debian/tests/spec b/debian/tests/spec
index 75461bdb8d..879716348b 100755
--- a/debian/tests/spec
+++ b/debian/tests/spec
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+export SOURCE_TREE=${PWD}
+
 if [ -z "$ADTTMP" ]; then
   ADTTMP=$(mktemp -d)
   cleanup() {
@@ -19,5 +21,5 @@ su gitlab -c 'truncate -s 0 Gemfile.lock'
 export $(cat /etc/gitlab/gitlab-debian.conf)
 export INCLUDE_TEST_DEPENDS="true"
 su gitlab -c "bundle install --local"
-su gitlab -c "bundle exec rake -f ${AUTOPKGTEST_TMP}/debian/tests/spec.rake
+su gitlab -c "bundle exec rake -f ${SOURCE_TREE}/debian/tests/spec.rake"
 #config 2/2 failed, controllers many failed