diff --git a/test/falco_test.py b/test/falco_test.py
index 5c084d10..2a209593 100644
--- a/test/falco_test.py
+++ b/test/falco_test.py
@@ -34,13 +34,11 @@ class FalcoTest(Test):
         """
         Load the sysdig kernel module if not already loaded.
         """
-        build_type = "release"
-        if 'BUILD_TYPE' in os.environ:
-            build_type = os.environ['BUILD_TYPE'].lower()
-            build_type = "debug" if build_type == "debug" else "release"
+        build_dir = "/build"
+        if 'BUILD_DIR' in os.environ:
+            build_dir = os.environ['BUILD_DIR']
 
-        build_dir = os.path.join('/build', build_type)
-        self.falcodir = self.params.get('falcodir', '/', default=os.path.join(self.basedir, build_dir))
+        self.falcodir = self.params.get('falcodir', '/', default=build_dir)
 
         self.stdout_is = self.params.get('stdout_is', '*', default='')
         self.stderr_is = self.params.get('stderr_is', '*', default='')
diff --git a/test/run_regression_tests.sh b/test/run_regression_tests.sh
index c04b4224..c5aeb873 100755
--- a/test/run_regression_tests.sh
+++ b/test/run_regression_tests.sh
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ function run_tests() {
     for mult in $SCRIPTDIR/falco_traces.yaml $SCRIPTDIR/falco_tests.yaml $SCRIPTDIR/falco_tests_package.yaml $SCRIPTDIR/falco_k8s_audit_tests.yaml; do
 	CMD="avocado run --mux-yaml $mult --job-results-dir $SCRIPTDIR/job-results -- $SCRIPTDIR/falco_test.py"
 	echo "Running: $CMD"
-	$CMD
+	BUILD_DIR=${BUILD_DIR} $CMD
 	RC=$?
 	TEST_RC=$((TEST_RC+$RC))
 	if [ $RC -ne 0 ]; then