diff --git a/tests/test_production_build.py b/tests/test_production_build.py
index 6eea15a97..d0c3d1e1b 100644
--- a/tests/test_production_build.py
+++ b/tests/test_production_build.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import os
+import subprocess
+
 
 def test_production_check():
-    # Construct the absolute path to the manage.py file
-    manage_py_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), "test_project", "manage.py")
-    
-    # Assert that the manage.py file exists at the expected path
-    assert os.path.exists(manage_py_path), f"Expected path {manage_py_path} does not exist."
+    base_dir = os.getcwd()
+    manage_py_path = os.path.join(base_dir, "test_project", "manage.py")
+    subprocess.check_call(['python', manage_py_path, 'check', '--deploy'])
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