diff --git a/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/test/test_command.go b/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/test/test_command.go
index ae20537dc2..27ca9b52ca 100644
--- a/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/test/test_command.go
+++ b/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/test/test_command.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
+	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"sort"
@@ -398,7 +399,7 @@ func testCommandExecute(dirPath []string, fileName string, gitBranch string, tes
 				continue
 			}
 
-			if file.Name() == fileName {
+			if path.Base(file.Name()) == fileName {
 				testYamlCount++
 				policyresoucePath := strings.Trim(yamlFilePath, fileName)
 				bytes, err := ioutil.ReadAll(file)