diff --git a/tests/test_core.py b/tests/test_core.py
index c240ee8ae9c8477ba12c4ea31ff3c1223e97de2b..8c371a21158c1e95b7b54dc25a759127f21aaa5e 100644
--- a/tests/test_core.py
+++ b/tests/test_core.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from km3net_testdata import data_path, latest, LATEST_VERSIONS
 
 class TestDataPath(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_access(self):
-        assert data_path("km3net_online.root").endswith("km3net_online.root")
+        assert data_path("online/km3net_online.root").endswith("km3net_online.root")
 
     def test_accessing_nonexistent_files(self):
         with self.assertRaises(RuntimeError):