diff --git a/tests/run.yml b/tests/run.yml
index fa1ecc41f1..889785c16a 100644
--- a/tests/run.yml
+++ b/tests/run.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
     - name: copy default ansible kolla-ansible inventory
       template:
-        src: "{{ zuul.executor.work_root }}/{{ zuul.project.src_dir }}/tests/templates/inventory.j2"
+        src: "{{ kolla_ansible_full_src_dir }}/tests/templates/inventory.j2"
         dest: "{{ kolla_inventory_path }}"
       delegate_to: "primary"