diff --git a/tests/definitions.sh b/tests/definitions.sh
index 47785635c..075138dcc 100755
--- a/tests/definitions.sh
+++ b/tests/definitions.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ REDIRECT=/dev/null
 
 [ -z "$ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH" ] | ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH=`${tools_dir}codes_info -d`
 
-for file in `find $ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH -name '*.def' -print`
+for file in `find ${ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH}/ -name '*.def' -print`
 do
   ${tools_dir}codes_parser $file > $REDIRECT
 done
diff --git a/tests/include.ctest.sh.in b/tests/include.ctest.sh.in
index 876fedb79..783d0d92f 100644
--- a/tests/include.ctest.sh.in
+++ b/tests/include.ctest.sh.in
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ proj_dir=@PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR@
 data_dir=@PROJECT_BINARY_DIR@/data
 
 # use definitions from binary dir to test if installation will be correct
-# Note: 'definitions' is a symlink so must put final slash to interpret as directory
-def_dir="@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/@ECCODES_DEFINITION_SUFF@/"
+def_dir="@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/@ECCODES_DEFINITION_SUFF@"
 ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH="${def_dir}"
 export ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH