diff --git a/python/pom.xml b/python/pom.xml
index 6847cf0c..bf3b8e6b 100644
--- a/python/pom.xml
+++ b/python/pom.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
       <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
       <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
       <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+      <testSourceDirectory>src/test/java/com/ibm/plugin/rules</testSourceDirectory>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>