diff --git a/scikits/image/io/tests/data/multipage.tif b/scikits/image/data/multipage.tif
similarity index 100%
rename from scikits/image/io/tests/data/multipage.tif
rename to scikits/image/data/multipage.tif
diff --git a/scikits/image/io/tests/test_io.py b/scikits/image/io/tests/test_io.py
index 30d977e7..a82b02ce 100644
--- a/scikits/image/io/tests/test_io.py
+++ b/scikits/image/io/tests/test_io.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class TestMultiImage():
     def setUp(self):
         # This multipage TIF file was created with imagemagick:
         # convert im1.tif im2.tif -adjoin multipage.tif
-        self.img = io.MultiImage(os.path.join('data', 'multipage.tif'))
+        self.img = io.MultiImage(os.path.join(data_dir, 'multipage.tif'))
 
     def test_len(self):
         assert len(self.img) == 2