diff --git a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/role/tests/latest/test_role.py b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/role/tests/latest/test_role.py
index 91ce24b0fef..56e5dfadabe 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/role/tests/latest/test_role.py
+++ b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/role/tests/latest/test_role.py
@@ -348,7 +348,8 @@ def test_role_assignment_handle_conflicted_assignments(self, resource_group):
             self.cmd('ad user create --display-name tester123 --password Test123456789 --user-principal-name {upn}')
             time.sleep(15)  # By-design, it takes some time for RBAC system propagated with graph object change
 
-            base_dir = os.curdir
+            base_dir = os.path.abspath(os.curdir)
+
             try:
                 temp_dir = self.create_temp_dir()
                 os.chdir(temp_dir)
@@ -368,7 +369,7 @@ def test_role_assignment_handle_conflicted_assignments(self, resource_group):
                 self.cmd('role assignment list --assignee {upn} --role reader --scope ' + rg_id, checks=self.check('length([])', 0))
             finally:
                 self.cmd('configure --default group="" --scope local')
-                os.chdir(os.path.basename(base_dir))
+                os.chdir(base_dir)
                 self.cmd('ad user delete --upn-or-object-id {upn}')
 
     @ResourceGroupPreparer(name_prefix='cli_role_assign')