diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
index 5e2b29d25..6929355e4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,5 @@ jobs:
         sudo meson install
     - name: Run unit tests with Pytest
       run: |
-        python -c "import sys; print(sys.path)"
-        env
-        PYTHONPATH=/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages PYTHONSAFEPATH=1 pytest ./tests
+        export PYTHONPATH=/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages
+        pytest
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2c70d6c3d..b7c85f57e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -2,3 +2,6 @@
 addopts = [
     "--import-mode=importlib",
 ]
+testpaths = [
+    "tests",
+]