diff --git a/cmake/vec_cc_test.cmake b/cmake/vec_cc_test.cmake
index e556810..b055f64 100644
--- a/cmake/vec_cc_test.cmake
+++ b/cmake/vec_cc_test.cmake
@@ -46,17 +46,17 @@
   else()
     message(WARNING "qemu-system-riscv32 doesn't exist. Make sure you build qemu first and start a clean build to enable the qemu test")
   endif()
-  find_program(RENODE_BIN renode.sh HINTS $ENV{OUT}/host/renode)
+  find_program(RENODE_BIN renode HINTS $ENV{OUT}/host/renode)
   if(RENODE_BIN)
     add_test(
       NAME
         "renode_${_RULE_NAME}"
       COMMAND
-        ${TEST_RUNNER} renode $<TARGET_FILE:${_RULE_NAME}.elf> --renode-path ${RENODE_BIN} --quick_test
+        ${TEST_RUNNER} renode $<TARGET_FILE:${_RULE_NAME}.elf> --renode-path ${RENODE_BIN} --quick_test --timeout=${_TIMEOUT}
     )
     set_tests_properties("renode_${_RULE_NAME}" PROPERTIES TIMEOUT ${_TIMEOUT})
   else()
-    message(WARNING "Renode.exe doesn't exist. Make sure you build renode first and start a clean build to enable the renode test")
+    message(WARNING "renode doesn't exist. Make sure you build renode first and start a clean build to enable the renode test")
   endif()
 endif(DEFINED TEST_RUNNER)
 endfunction()
diff --git a/scripts/test_runner.py b/scripts/test_runner.py
index f1ca8fd..cb09d0e 100755
--- a/scripts/test_runner.py
+++ b/scripts/test_runner.py
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
             parser.error("ROOTDIR environment variable not set.")
         renode_script = """
 $bin=@%(elf)s
+path set @%(rootdir)s
 include @sim/config/springbok.resc"""
         if args.quick_test:
             renode_script += """
@@ -79,10 +80,10 @@
 start
 sysbus.vec_controlblock WriteDoubleWord 0xc 0"""
         self.script_params = {
-            "elf":elf
+            "elf": os.path.realpath(elf),
+            "rootdir": self.rootdir
         }
         self.renode_script = renode_script % self.script_params
-
         self.renode_args = [
             "%s" % path,
             '--disable-xwt',