diff --git a/docs/source/development/testing.md b/docs/source/development/testing.md
index c17ab51..f72dd94 100644
--- a/docs/source/development/testing.md
+++ b/docs/source/development/testing.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ pytest -ra -v tests/test_file.py
 pytest -ra -v tests/test_file.py::test_function_name
 ```
 
-3. Some tests require environment variables to be set. You can use the example `.env.test.example` file as a template. Copy it to `.env.test` and fill in the required values. This file will be loaded automatically by `pytest`.
+3. Some tests require environment variables to be set. You can use the example `tests/.env.test.example` file as a template. Copy it to `tests/.env.test` and fill in the required values. This file will be loaded automatically by `pytest`.
 ```{code} bash
-cp .env.test.example .env.test
+cp tests/.env.test.example tests/.env.test
 ```