diff --git a/test/test_restconf_internal.sh b/test/test_restconf_internal.sh
index 4eb894f0..41e449f5 100755
--- a/test/test_restconf_internal.sh
+++ b/test/test_restconf_internal.sh
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ startupdb=$dir/startup_db
 RESTCONFDBG=$DBG
 RCPROTO=http # no ssl here
 
+RESTCONFDIR=$(dirname $(which clixon_restconf))
+
 # log-destination in restconf xml: syslog or file
 : ${LOGDST:=syslog}
 # Set daemon command-line to -f
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ cat <<EOF > $cfg
   <CLICON_BACKEND_DIR>/usr/local/lib/$APPNAME/backend</CLICON_BACKEND_DIR>
   <CLICON_BACKEND_REGEXP>example_backend.so$</CLICON_BACKEND_REGEXP>
   <CLICON_RESTCONF_DIR>/usr/local/lib/$APPNAME/restconf</CLICON_RESTCONF_DIR>
+  <CLICON_RESTCONF_INSTALLDIR>$RESTCONFDIR</CLICON_RESTCONF_INSTALLDIR>
   <CLICON_CLI_DIR>/usr/local/lib/$APPNAME/cli</CLICON_CLI_DIR>
   <CLICON_CLI_MODE>$APPNAME</CLICON_CLI_MODE>
   <CLICON_SOCK>/usr/local/var/$APPNAME/$APPNAME.sock</CLICON_SOCK>
diff --git a/test/test_restconf_internal_usecases.sh b/test/test_restconf_internal_usecases.sh
index f57c7cf9..70a94c37 100755
--- a/test/test_restconf_internal_usecases.sh
+++ b/test/test_restconf_internal_usecases.sh
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ startupdb=$dir/startup_db
 RESTCONFDBG=$DBG
 RCPROTO=http # no ssl here
 
+RESTCONFDIR=$(dirname $(which clixon_restconf))
+
 INVALIDADDR=251.1.1.1 # used by fourth usecase as invalid
 
 # log-destination in restconf xml: syslog or file
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ cat <<EOF > $cfg
   <CLICON_BACKEND_DIR>/usr/local/lib/$APPNAME/backend</CLICON_BACKEND_DIR>
   <CLICON_BACKEND_REGEXP>example_backend.so$</CLICON_BACKEND_REGEXP>
   <CLICON_RESTCONF_DIR>/usr/local/lib/$APPNAME/restconf</CLICON_RESTCONF_DIR>
+  <CLICON_RESTCONF_INSTALLDIR>$RESTCONFDIR</CLICON_RESTCONF_INSTALLDIR>
   <CLICON_CLI_DIR>/usr/local/lib/$APPNAME/cli</CLICON_CLI_DIR>
   <CLICON_CLI_MODE>$APPNAME</CLICON_CLI_MODE>
   <CLICON_SOCK>/usr/local/var/$APPNAME/$APPNAME.sock</CLICON_SOCK>