diff --git a/test/rpc/rpc.sh b/test/rpc/rpc.sh
index c2acd3ece..348247a54 100755
--- a/test/rpc/rpc.sh
+++ b/test/rpc/rpc.sh
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ spdk_pid=$!
 trap 'killprocess $spdk_pid; exit 1' SIGINT SIGTERM EXIT
 waitforlisten $spdk_pid
 
-export PYTHONPATH=$PWD/test/rpc/
+export PYTHONPATH=$testdir
 
 # basic integrity test
 rpc="$rootdir/scripts/rpc.py"
 run_test "rpc_integrity" rpc_integrity
 run_test "rpc_plugins" rpc_plugins
-# same test, but with rpc_cmd() instead
+# same integrity test, but with rpc_cmd() instead
 rpc="rpc_cmd"
 run_test "rpc_daemon_integrity" rpc_integrity