diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_app.yml b/.github/workflows/test_app.yml
index d47feba..8fb28e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_app.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_app.yml
@@ -31,4 +31,7 @@ jobs:
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
         if [ -f requirements.txt ]; then pip install -r requirements.txt; fi
     - name: Run unit tests for database
-      run: pytest tests --disable-warnings 
+      run: |
+        echo ${pwd}
+        export PYTHONPATH="$(pwd)"
+        python -m unittest tests/test_database.py