diff --git a/autoconf_share/runtest.sh b/autoconf_share/runtest.sh
index c84bf78b398952555ff09f96aa17be0303fad175..6c2c9471efd7472c105d6676714c89eb533b003e 100755
--- a/autoconf_share/runtest.sh
+++ b/autoconf_share/runtest.sh
@@ -86,9 +86,10 @@ if test -f "$prefix/lofarinit.sh"; then
 else
   lofarinitdir=`pwd | sed -e 's%/LOFAR/.*%/LOFAR/LCS/Tools/src%'`
 fi
+
 if test -r "$lofarinitdir/lofarinit.sh"; then
   cd "$lofarinitdir"
-  . lofarinit.sh
+  . ./lofarinit.sh
 fi
 cd $curwd