diff --git a/buildscripts/gateway-tests.sh b/buildscripts/gateway-tests.sh
index c6030d1ce..117e4c015 100755
--- a/buildscripts/gateway-tests.sh
+++ b/buildscripts/gateway-tests.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ set -o pipefail
 function start_minio_server()
 {
     MINIO_ACCESS_KEY=minio MINIO_SECRET_KEY=minio123 \
-                    minio --quiet --json server data --address 127.0.0.1:24242 > server.log 2>&1 &
+                    minio --quiet --json server /data --address 127.0.0.1:24242 > server.log 2>&1 &
     server_pid=$!
     sleep 3