diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 07039393..600c3997 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -54,6 +54,6 @@ cd ./test
 and the python tests by executing
 
 ```bash
-cd ./test
-pytest -sv .
+cd ../../test
+pytest -sv test_xcpp_kernel.py
 ```
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d0101993..39d97d42 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ cd test
 ```
 and
 ```bash
-pytest -sv .
+cd ../../test
+pytest -sv test_xcpp_kernel.py
 ```
 to perform the python tests.