diff --git a/shared/repositories/tests/integration/conftest.py b/shared/repositories/tests/integration/conftest.py
index 1c97d4e..9e47163 100644
--- a/shared/repositories/tests/integration/conftest.py
+++ b/shared/repositories/tests/integration/conftest.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ random.seed(13)
 # load local test environment variables
 test_env_path = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent.parent.parent / 'test.env'
 if test_env_path.exists():
-    load_dotenv('test.env')
+    load_dotenv(test_env_path.as_posix())
 
 # define test environment variables
 env_var_map = {