diff --git a/run_example.py b/run_example.py
index 9493656fc1358076ff79c1e8d142118f83d01022..40251bf2e45cac06ac20dd1b0d4019116a968897 100644
--- a/run_example.py
+++ b/run_example.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ neuron_params = {'V0_mean': -150.,
                  'V0_sd': 50.}
 network_params = {'N_scaling': 0.01,
                   'K_scaling': 0.01,
-                  'fullscale_rates': 'fullscale_rates.json',
+                  'fullscale_rates': 'tests/fullscale_rates.json',
                   'connection_params': conn_params,
                   'neuron_params': neuron_params}