diff --git a/.circleci/validate_changed_studies.sh b/.circleci/validate_changed_studies.sh
index 83516b1834..aa5c285d86 100755
--- a/.circleci/validate_changed_studies.sh
+++ b/.circleci/validate_changed_studies.sh
@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@ if [[ $num_studies > 0 ]]; then
       # fi
       # append the first study
       if [ "$validation_command" = "" ] ; then
-        validation_command="($HOME/cbioportal/core/src/main/scripts/importer/./validateStudies.py -d $HOME/repo/ -l $study -p $HOME/repo/.circleci/portalinfo -html $test_reports_location/$study"
+        validation_command="($HOME/cbioportal-core/src/main/scripts/importer/./validateStudies.py -d $HOME/repo/ -l $study -p $HOME/repo/.circleci/portalinfo -html $test_reports_location/$study"
       else
         # run each validation individually in the background
         if [ $mod = 0 ] ; then
-          validation_command="${validation_command}) & ($HOME/cbioportal/core/src/main/scripts/importer/./validateStudies.py -d $HOME/repo/ -l $study -p $HOME/repo/.circleci/portalinfo -html $test_reports_location/$study"
+          validation_command="${validation_command}) & ($HOME/cbioportal-core/src/main/scripts/importer/./validateStudies.py -d $HOME/repo/ -l $study -p $HOME/repo/.circleci/portalinfo -html $test_reports_location/$study"
         else
-          validation_command="${validation_command} ; $HOME/cbioportal/core/src/main/scripts/importer/./validateStudies.py -d $HOME/repo/ -l $study -p $HOME/repo/.circleci/portalinfo -html $test_reports_location/$study"
+          validation_command="${validation_command} ; $HOME/cbioportal-core/src/main/scripts/importer/./validateStudies.py -d $HOME/repo/ -l $study -p $HOME/repo/.circleci/portalinfo -html $test_reports_location/$study"
         fi
       fi
   done