diff --git a/gitlab_release/.gitlab-ci.yml b/gitlab_release/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 7d16aa8..d1ebfa9 100644
--- a/gitlab_release/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/gitlab_release/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ commit footer refs:
     before_script:
         - mkdir -p "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/artifacts/$CI_JOB_STAGE/$CI_JOB_NAME"
         - mkdir -p "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/artifacts/$CI_JOB_STAGE/tests"
-        - if [ "0$JOB_ROOT_DIR" == "0" ]; then ROOT_DIR=$DEFAULT_ROOT_DIR; else ROOT_DIR=$JOB_ROOT_DIR ; fi
+        - if [ "0$JOB_ROOT_DIR" == "0" ]; then export ROOT_DIR=$DEFAULT_ROOT_DIR; else export ROOT_DIR=$JOB_ROOT_DIR ; fi
         - echo "[DEBUG] ROOT_DIR[$ROOT_DIR]"
         - apt update
         - apt install --no-install-recommends -y git
diff --git a/gitlab_release/python-module/commit_footer/commits.py b/gitlab_release/python-module/commit_footer/commits.py
index a79b16e..f7a344c 100644
--- a/gitlab_release/python-module/commit_footer/commits.py
+++ b/gitlab_release/python-module/commit_footer/commits.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class Commits:
         for commit in self._failed:
             for key in commit:
                 junit_testcase += '''
-                <testcase classname="{0}" file="https://gitlab.com/nofusscomputing/projects/gitlab-ci/-/blob/development/gitlab_release/README.md" line="0" name="No commit footer references found" time="0" timestamp="date">
+                <testcase classname="{0}" file="{2}/gitlab_release/README.md" line="0" name="No commit footer references found" time="0" timestamp="date">
                     <failure message="No References in the commit footer" type="validation">{1}</failure>
                     <system-out>
                         <![CDATA[ {1} ]]>
@@ -84,11 +84,11 @@ class Commits:
                     <system-err>
                     <![CDATA[ {1} ]]>
                 </system-err>
-            </testcase>'''.format(key, str(commit[key]))
+            </testcase>'''.format(key, str(commit[key], os.environ['ROOT_DIR']))
 
 
         if junit_testcase == '':
-           junit_testcase = '<testcase classname="nil" file="https://gitlab.com/nofusscomputing/projects/gitlab-ci/-/blob/development/gitlab_release/README.md" name="commit footer references"/>'
+           junit_testcase = '<testcase classname="Commit footer references check" file="' + os.environ['ROOT_DIR'] + '/gitlab_release/README.md" name="has commit footer references"/>'
 
         junit_close = '</testsuite></testsuites>'
         print(str(junit_testsuites))