diff --git a/examples/C/include.ctest.sh.in b/examples/C/include.ctest.sh.in
index 2b33c6a05..28b292331 100644
--- a/examples/C/include.ctest.sh.in
+++ b/examples/C/include.ctest.sh.in
@@ -10,13 +10,15 @@ fi
 proj_dir=@PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR@
 data_dir=@PROJECT_BINARY_DIR@/data
 
-def_dir="${proj_dir}/definitions"
+# use definitions from binary dir to test if installation will be correct
+def_dir="@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/share/@PROJECT_NAME@/definitions"
 ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH="${def_dir}"
 export ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH
 
-tools_dir=@PROJECT_BINARY_DIR@/bin/
+tools_dir=@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/bin/
 examples_dir=@CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR@/
 
-samp_dir="${proj_dir}/samples"
+# use samples from binary dir to test if installation will be correct
+samp_dir="@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/share/@PROJECT_NAME@/samples"
 ECCODES_SAMPLES_PATH=${samp_dir}
 export ECCODES_SAMPLES_PATH
diff --git a/examples/F90/include.ctest.sh.in b/examples/F90/include.ctest.sh.in
index c78b9f345..4e86c5147 100644
--- a/examples/F90/include.ctest.sh.in
+++ b/examples/F90/include.ctest.sh.in
@@ -10,13 +10,15 @@ fi
 proj_dir=@PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR@
 data_dir=@PROJECT_BINARY_DIR@/data
 
-def_dir="${proj_dir}/definitions"
+# use definitions from binary dir to test if installation will be correct
+def_dir="@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/share/@PROJECT_NAME@/definitions"
 ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH="${def_dir}"
 export ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH
 
-tools_dir=@PROJECT_BINARY_DIR@/bin/
+tools_dir=@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/bin/
 examples_dir=@CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR@/
 
-samp_dir="${proj_dir}/samples"
+# use samples from binary dir to test if installation will be correct
+samp_dir="@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/share/@PROJECT_NAME@/samples"
 ECCODES_SAMPLES_PATH=${samp_dir}
 export ECCODES_SAMPLES_PATH
diff --git a/examples/python/include.ctest.sh.in b/examples/python/include.ctest.sh.in
index d23731206..e3af05857 100644
--- a/examples/python/include.ctest.sh.in
+++ b/examples/python/include.ctest.sh.in
@@ -10,14 +10,16 @@ fi
 proj_dir=@PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR@
 data_dir=@PROJECT_BINARY_DIR@/data
 
-def_dir="${proj_dir}/definitions"
+# use definitions from binary dir to test if installation will be correct
+def_dir="@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/share/@PROJECT_NAME@/definitions"
 ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH="${def_dir}"
 export ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH
 
-tools_dir=@PROJECT_BINARY_DIR@/bin/
+tools_dir=@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/bin/
 examples_dir=@CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR@/
 
-samp_dir="${proj_dir}/samples"
+# use samples from binary dir to test if installation will be correct
+samp_dir="@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/share/@PROJECT_NAME@/samples"
 ECCODES_SAMPLES_PATH=${samp_dir}
 export ECCODES_SAMPLES_PATH
 
diff --git a/tests/include.ctest.sh.in b/tests/include.ctest.sh.in
index e3af5ea93..cb1dd5a68 100644
--- a/tests/include.ctest.sh.in
+++ b/tests/include.ctest.sh.in
@@ -10,15 +10,19 @@ fi
 proj_dir=@PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR@
 data_dir=@PROJECT_BINARY_DIR@/data
 
-def_dir=@PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR@/definitions
+# use definitions from binary dir to test if installation will be correct
+def_dir="@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/share/@PROJECT_NAME@/definitions"
 ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH="${def_dir}"
 export ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH
 
-tools_dir=@PROJECT_BINARY_DIR@/bin/
-tigge_dir=@PROJECT_BINARY_DIR@/bin/
+# binaries are in the TOP CMAKE_BINARY_DIR
+tools_dir=@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/bin/
+tigge_dir=@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/bin/
+
+# ecCodes tests are in the PROJECT_BINARY_DIR
 test_dir=@PROJECT_BINARY_DIR@/tests
 
-samp_dir="${proj_dir}/samples"
+# use samples from binary dir to test if installation will be correct
+samp_dir="@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/share/@PROJECT_NAME@/samples"
 ECCODES_SAMPLES_PATH=${samp_dir}
 export ECCODES_SAMPLES_PATH
-