diff --git a/spec/factories/ci/job_artifacts.rb b/spec/factories/ci/job_artifacts.rb
index 8dd07d8ba16..7ee379ca2ec 100644
--- a/spec/factories/ci/job_artifacts.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/ci/job_artifacts.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ FactoryBot.define do
 
       after(:build) do |artifact, evaluator|
         artifact.file = fixture_file_upload(
-          expand_fixture_path('trace/sample_trace'), 'text/plain')
+          Rails.root.join('spec/fixtures/trace/sample_trace'), 'text/plain')
       end
     end
   end