diff --git a/backend/build.gradle b/backend/build.gradle
index 1ebef5ddd..9cc0f98bd 100644
--- a/backend/build.gradle
+++ b/backend/build.gradle
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ task integrationTest(type: Test) {
     testClassesDirs = sourceSets.integrationTest.output.classesDirs
     classpath = sourceSets.integrationTest.runtimeClasspath
     systemProperties = System.properties
+    systemProperties['user.dir'] = workingDir
 }
 
 task generateSources {