diff --git a/tests/nym-mixnode-binary-check.sh b/tests/nym-mixnode-binary-check.sh
index 773e956619..b3bf719fd1 100755
--- a/tests/nym-mixnode-binary-check.sh
+++ b/tests/nym-mixnode-binary-check.sh
@@ -75,9 +75,14 @@ check_mixnode_binary_build
 echo "diff the config files after each init"
 echo "-------------------------------------"
 
-echo $(cat /root/.nym/mixnodes/${ID}/config/config.toml | grep -v "^\[mixnode\]$" | grep -v "^version =") >>../target/release/second_origin_config.txt
+echo $(cat /root/.nym/mixnodes/${ID}/config/config.toml | grep -v "^\[mixnode\]$" | grep -v "^version =") >>second_origin_config.txt
 
 # compare the two files
+mv second_origin_config.txt ../../tests 
+
+# move to parent directory
+cd ../../tests 
+
 diff -w origin_config.txt second_origin_config.txt
 
 # check the status of the diff