diff --git a/.github/workflows/osrm-backend.yml b/.github/workflows/osrm-backend.yml
index 155b53e84..d0159c408 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/osrm-backend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/osrm-backend.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
     - run: ls -R test
     - name: Run node tests
       run: |
-        npm run nodejs-tests
+        OSRM_DATA_PATH=./test/data npm run nodejs-tests
         npm test
 
   # format-taginfo-docs:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0a0c348d8..ea8fb7f51 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "clean": "rm -rf test/cache",
     "docs": "./scripts/build_api_docs.sh",
     "install": "node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build=false || ./scripts/node_install.sh",
-    "nodejs-tests": "OSRM_DATA_PATH=./test/data node test/nodejs/index.js | faucet"
+    "nodejs-tests": "test/nodejs/index.js | faucet"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",