diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-samples.yaml b/.github/workflows/validate-samples.yaml
index b9e931b5d..2b0b897c1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-samples.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-samples.yaml
@@ -61,4 +61,4 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Validate samples
         if: ${{ env.STACKS != '' }}
-        run: STACKS_DIR=$(pwd)/samples/.cache bash tests/validate_devfile_schemas.sh --samples
+        run: STACKS_DIR=$(pwd)/.cache/samples bash tests/validate_devfile_schemas.sh --samples
diff --git a/tests/README.md b/tests/README.md
index 7cc74d382..3daa1e8a0 100644
--- a/tests/README.md
+++ b/tests/README.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 - One can test the child samples using the [validate_devfile_schemas](./validate_devfile_schemas/) test suite by performing the following:
 ```sh
 export STACKS=$(bash tests/build_parents_file.sh)
-STACKS_DIR=samples/.cache bash tests/validate_devfile_schemas.sh --samples
+STACKS_DIR=.cache/samples bash tests/validate_devfile_schemas.sh --samples
 ```
 
 ## Validating non-terminating images