diff --git a/tests/fuk95/meson.build b/tests/fuk95/meson.build
index f57d9780..9a1751ea 100644
--- a/tests/fuk95/meson.build
+++ b/tests/fuk95/meson.build
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ dimension_fuk95 = configure_file(
     '-k', '12',
     '-d', meson.source_root() / 'bld'/ 'fuk95'])
 
+configure_file(input: 'limits',
+               output: 'limits',
+               copy: true)
+
 fuk95 = executable('fuk95_blom',
                    sources, dimension_fuk95,
                    include_directories: includes,
@@ -15,7 +19,7 @@ fuk95 = executable('fuk95_blom',
 test('run fuk95', fuk95,
      is_parallel: false,
      should_fail: false,
-     workdir: meson.current_source_dir(),
+     workdir: meson.current_build_dir(),
      suite: 'fuk95',
      timeout: 900)
 
diff --git a/tests/single_column/meson.build b/tests/single_column/meson.build
index bd26d8f9..c3c23e51 100644
--- a/tests/single_column/meson.build
+++ b/tests/single_column/meson.build
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ single_column = executable('single_column_blom',
 test('run single_column', single_column,
      is_parallel: false,
      should_fail: true,
-     workdir: meson.current_source_dir(),
+     workdir: meson.current_build_dir(),
      suite: 'single_column')