diff --git a/.ci/setup.sh b/.ci/setup.sh
index a19700f1a4e..f1c51b988c1 100755
--- a/.ci/setup.sh
+++ b/.ci/setup.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export OS_NAME="macos"
 
 brew install lightgbm
 
-lightgbm config="../examples/regression/train.conf"
+lightgbm config="./examples/regression/train.conf"
 
 # if [[ $OS_NAME == "macos" ]]; then
 #     if  [[ $COMPILER == "clang" ]]; then