diff --git a/doc/tutorials/writing_kelvin_programs.md b/doc/tutorials/writing_kelvin_programs.md
index 8dea78a..cec72cd 100644
--- a/doc/tutorials/writing_kelvin_programs.md
+++ b/doc/tutorials/writing_kelvin_programs.md
@@ -115,7 +115,10 @@
     await core_mini_axi.reset()
     cocotb.start_soon(core_mini_axi.clock.start())
 
-+   with open("../tests/cocotb/tutorial/kelvin_v2_program.elf", "rb") as f:
++   r = runfiles.Create()
++   elf_path = r.Rlocation(
++       "kelvin_hw/tests/cocotb/tutorial/kelvin_v2_program.elf")
++   with open(elf_path, "rb") as f:
 +     entry_point = await core_mini_axi.load_elf(f)
 ```
 
@@ -134,10 +137,11 @@
     await core_mini_axi.reset()
     cocotb.start_soon(core_mini_axi.clock.start())
 
-    with open("../tests/cocotb/tutorial/kelvin_v2_program.elf", "rb") as f:
+    r = runfiles.Create()
+    elf_path = r.Rlocation(
+        "kelvin_hw/tests/cocotb/tutorial/kelvin_v2_program.elf")
+    with open(elf_path, "rb") as f:
       entry_point = await core_mini_axi.load_elf(f)
-
-+   with open("../tests/cocotb/tutorial/kelvin_v2_program.elf", "rb") as f:
 +     inputs1_addr = core_mini_axi.lookup_symbol(f, "input1_buffer")
 +     inputs2_addr = core_mini_axi.lookup_symbol(f, "input2_buffer")
 
@@ -161,10 +165,11 @@
     await core_mini_axi.reset()
     cocotb.start_soon(core_mini_axi.clock.start())
 
-    with open("../tests/cocotb/tutorial/kelvin_v2_program.elf", "rb") as f:
+    r = runfiles.Create()
+    elf_path = r.Rlocation(
+        "kelvin_hw/tests/cocotb/tutorial/kelvin_v2_program.elf")
+    with open(elf_path, "rb") as f:
       entry_point = await core_mini_axi.load_elf(f)
-
-    with open("../tests/cocotb/tutorial/kelvin_v2_program.elf", "rb") as f:
       inputs1_addr = core_mini_axi.lookup_symbol(f, "input1_buffer")
       inputs2_addr = core_mini_axi.lookup_symbol(f, "input2_buffer")
 
@@ -188,10 +193,11 @@
     await core_mini_axi.reset()
     cocotb.start_soon(core_mini_axi.clock.start())
 
-    with open("../tests/cocotb/tutorial/kelvin_v2_program.elf", "rb") as f:
+    r = runfiles.Create()
+    elf_path = r.Rlocation(
+        "kelvin_hw/tests/cocotb/tutorial/kelvin_v2_program.elf")
+    with open(elf_path, "rb") as f:
       entry_point = await core_mini_axi.load_elf(f)
-
-    with open("../tests/cocotb/tutorial/kelvin_v2_program.elf", "rb") as f:
       inputs1_addr = core_mini_axi.lookup_symbol(f, "input1_buffer")
       inputs2_addr = core_mini_axi.lookup_symbol(f, "input2_buffer")
 
diff --git a/tests/cocotb/tutorial/BUILD b/tests/cocotb/tutorial/BUILD
index bc85393..ed9660d 100644
--- a/tests/cocotb/tutorial/BUILD
+++ b/tests/cocotb/tutorial/BUILD
@@ -48,10 +48,11 @@
         "test_module": ["tutorial.py"],
         "deps": [
             "//kelvin_test_utils:core_mini_axi_sim_interface",
+            "@rules_python//python/runfiles",
         ],
         "data": glob(["**/*.elf"]),
     },
-    vcs_data = [
+    vcs_data = glob(["**/*.elf"]) + [
         "//tests/cocotb:coverage_exclude.cfg",
     ],
     vcs_build_args = VCS_BUILD_ARGS,
diff --git a/tests/cocotb/tutorial/tutorial.py b/tests/cocotb/tutorial/tutorial.py
index 9960880..f42624d 100644
--- a/tests/cocotb/tutorial/tutorial.py
+++ b/tests/cocotb/tutorial/tutorial.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 import cocotb
 import numpy as np
 
+from bazel_tools.tools.python.runfiles import runfiles
 from kelvin_test_utils.core_mini_axi_interface import CoreMiniAxiInterface
 
 @cocotb.test()