diff --git a/Dockerfile.openj9 b/Dockerfile.openj9
index c6d79c4..457e74e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.openj9
+++ b/Dockerfile.openj9
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ ENV JAVA_HOME=/build/src/build/linux-x86_64-server-release/images/jre
 ENV PATH="$JAVA_HOME/bin:$JAVA_HOME/lib:$PATH"
 ENV TEST_JDK_HOME=/build/src/build/linux-x86_64-server-release/images/jdk
 ENV BUILD_LIST=/build/openj9-repo/test
+ENV TEST_ROOT=/build/openj9-repo/test
 
 RUN git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/eclipse-openj9/openj9.git /build/openj9-repo