diff --git a/apps/api/tests/test_ai_agent_runtime_readback_fixture_approval.py b/apps/api/tests/test_ai_agent_runtime_readback_fixture_approval.py
index f0a2fe0b..05bccbd5 100644
--- a/apps/api/tests/test_ai_agent_runtime_readback_fixture_approval.py
+++ b/apps/api/tests/test_ai_agent_runtime_readback_fixture_approval.py
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ from src.services.ai_agent_runtime_readback_fixture_approval import (
 )
 
 
-FIXTURE = Path("docs/evaluations/ai_agent_runtime_readback_fixture_approval_2026-06-13.json")
+REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[3]
+FIXTURE = REPO_ROOT / "docs/evaluations/ai_agent_runtime_readback_fixture_approval_2026-06-13.json"
 
 
 def test_load_latest_ai_agent_runtime_readback_fixture_approval_snapshot() -> None: