diff --git a/tests/unit/utility/test_json_reader.cc b/tests/unit/utility/test_json_reader.cc
index b88893b26..d33dd2828 100644
--- a/tests/unit/utility/test_json_reader.cc
+++ b/tests/unit/utility/test_json_reader.cc
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ TEST_F(JSONReaderTest, test_json_reader_metadata_attributes) {
 
 TEST_F(JSONReaderTest, test_json_reader_object_info_attributes) {
   std::filesystem::path p =
-    std::filesystem::path(SRC_DIR) / "data/lb_test_data";
+    std::filesystem::path(SRC_DIR) / "data/reader_test_data";
   std::string path = std::filesystem::absolute(p).string();
 
   NodeType rank = 0;
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ TEST_F(JSONReaderTest, test_json_reader_qoi_serializer) {
 
 TEST_F(JSONReaderTest, test_json_reader_object_work_user_defined) {
   std::filesystem::path p =
-    std::filesystem::path(SRC_DIR) / "data/lb_test_data";
+    std::filesystem::path(SRC_DIR) / "data/reader_test_data";
   std::string path = std::filesystem::absolute(p).string();
 
   NodeType rank = 0;