diff --git a/brian2cuda/tests/features/cuda_configuration.py b/brian2cuda/tests/features/cuda_configuration.py
index a16139ef..95023319 100644
--- a/brian2cuda/tests/features/cuda_configuration.py
+++ b/brian2cuda/tests/features/cuda_configuration.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import os
 import shutil
-import sys
 import socket
 import subprocess
 import shlex
@@ -29,6 +28,13 @@ class CUDAStandaloneConfigurationBase(Configuration):
 
     def before_run(self):
         # set brian preferences
+        slurm_cluster = os.environ.get("SLURM_CLUSTER_NAME", default=None)
+        if slurm_cluster == "hpc":
+            device_query_path = "~/cuda-samples/bin/x86_64/linux/release/deviceQuery"
+            brian2.prefs.devices.cuda_standalone.cuda_backend.device_query_path = (
+                device_query_path
+            )
+
         for key, value in self.extra_prefs.items():
             brian2.prefs[key] = value
         if self.name is None:
diff --git a/brian2cuda/tools/test_suite/utils.py b/brian2cuda/tools/test_suite/utils.py
index a8e55a52..24152a44 100644
--- a/brian2cuda/tools/test_suite/utils.py
+++ b/brian2cuda/tools/test_suite/utils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Utility funcitons"""
 import traceback
 import time
+import os
 import numpy as np
 from itertools import chain, combinations
 
@@ -132,6 +133,14 @@ def set_preferences(args, prefs, fast_compilation=True, suppress_warnings=True,
         prefs['devices.cuda_standalone.cuda_backend.extra_compile_args_nvcc'].extend(compile_args)
         prints.append("Suppressing compiler warnings")
 
+    slurm_cluster = os.environ.get("SLURM_CLUSTER_NAME", default=None)
+    if slurm_cluster == "hpc":
+        device_query_path = "~/cuda-samples/bin/x86_64/linux/release/deviceQuery"
+        prefs.devices.cuda_standalone.cuda_backend.device_query_path = (
+            device_query_path
+        )
+        prints.append(f"Setting `device_query_path = {device_query_path}")
+
     if args.jobs is not None:
         k = 'devices.cpp_standalone.extra_make_args_unix'
         if '-j' not in prefs[k]: