diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index fd67afd3a..19539e631 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: "3.11"
           cache: pip
+      - name: Install Cookiecutter
+        run: pip install cookiecutter
       - name: Generate project
         run: cookiecutter . --no-input project_slug=test_project
       - name: Install production dependencies
diff --git a/tests/test_production_build.py b/tests/test_production_build.py
index 82ddeba20..dd7df7cc7 100644
--- a/tests/test_production_build.py
+++ b/tests/test_production_build.py
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 import os
 import subprocess
+import pytest
 
 def test_production_check():
-    base_dir = os.getcwd()
-    manage_py_path = os.path.join(base_dir, "test_project", "manage.py")
+    # Get the absolute path to the manage.py file
+    base_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+    manage_py_path = os.path.join(base_dir, '..', 'test_project', 'manage.py')
+
+    # Ensure the path exists before proceeding
+    assert os.path.exists(manage_py_path), f"Expected path {manage_py_path} does not exist."
+
+    # Run the Django deployment checks
     subprocess.check_call(['python', manage_py_path, 'check', '--deploy'])
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