diff --git a/api-openbis-python3-pybis/src/python/tests/jenkinstest/test.py b/api-openbis-python3-pybis/src/python/tests/jenkinstest/test.py
index 63468cc2fbadf38d61cdd9ccf4e1b0ec33def153..a072111d6d67474a8862cf7d1f20817822437912 100644
--- a/api-openbis-python3-pybis/src/python/tests/jenkinstest/test.py
+++ b/api-openbis-python3-pybis/src/python/tests/jenkinstest/test.py
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@
 #   limitations under the License.
 #
 
-import os
+# import os
 
 import settings
 import testcase
+import util as util
 
 
 class TestCase(testcase.TestCase):
@@ -27,8 +28,10 @@ class TestCase(testcase.TestCase):
         # pybis should be installed on the jenkins job configuration level
         self.openbisController = self.createOpenbisController()
         self.openbisController.allUp()
+
+        util.executeCommand(['pytest', '--junitxml=test_results_pybis.xml', 'api-openbis-python3-pybis/src/python/tests'])
         # run tests
-        os.system('pytest --junitxml=test_results_pybis.xml api-openbis-python3-pybis/src/python/tests')
+        # os.system('pytest --junitxml=test_results_pybis.xml api-openbis-python3-pybis/src/python/tests')
 
 
 TestCase(settings, __file__).runTest()