diff --git a/includes/tests/codeception.yml b/includes/tests/codeception.yml
index 5a44e7ad14b20a2afc48de65f5dad8bce63cb24d..fe83faf80223c57ab3b4539885167d059b9143e0 100644
--- a/includes/tests/codeception.yml
+++ b/includes/tests/codeception.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
     - mkdir -p /project
     - mkdir -p ${APACHE_DOCUMENT_ROOT}
     - mkdir -p ${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/tests/codeception/tests/{_output,acceptance,functional,unit}
+    - export DEPENDENT_PLUGINS_DIR=${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/tests/dependent_plugins
     - export MYSQL_IP=$(awk '/^[[:space:]]*($|#)/{next} /mysqltests/{print $1; exit}' /etc/hosts)
     - export WOOTESTS_IP=$(awk '/^[[:space:]]*($|#)/{next} /wootests/{print $1; exit}' /etc/hosts)
     - export TEST_SITE_WP_URL="http://${WOOTESTS_IP}"