diff --git a/watertap/unit_models/tests/test_surrogate_crystallizer.py b/watertap/unit_models/tests/test_surrogate_crystallizer.py
index dbbcc64b6a..87ca5335fa 100644
--- a/watertap/unit_models/tests/test_surrogate_crystallizer.py
+++ b/watertap/unit_models/tests/test_surrogate_crystallizer.py
@@ -80,11 +80,22 @@ def add_crystallizer_rbf_model(
         block_name = "crystallizer_surrogate" + "_" + filename[sm]
         blk.add_component(block_name, SurrogateBlock(concrete=True))
         surrogate_name = f"{filename[sm]}.json"
-        with importlib.resources.path(
-            "watertap.data.surrogate_defaults.surrogate_crystallizer_defaults",
+        # with importlib.resources.path(
+        #     "watertap.data.surrogate_defaults.surrogate_crystallizer_defaults",
+        #     surrogate_name,
+        # ) as json_path:
+        #     current_surrogate = PysmoSurrogate.load_from_file(str(json_path))
+        surrogate_path = os.path.join(
+            os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)),
+            "..",
+            "..",
+            "data",
+            "surrogate_defaults",
+            "surrogate_crystallizer_defaults",
             surrogate_name,
-        ) as json_path:
-            current_surrogate = PysmoSurrogate.load_from_file(str(json_path))
+        )
+        current_surrogate = PysmoSurrogate.load_from_file(surrogate_path)
+
         getattr(blk, block_name).build_model(
             current_surrogate,
             input_vars=crystallizer_inputs,