diff --git a/data_pipeline/online_pipeline/simulate_stream.py b/data_pipeline/online_pipeline/simulate_stream.py
index 041b17c..dfde282 100644
--- a/data_pipeline/online_pipeline/simulate_stream.py
+++ b/data_pipeline/online_pipeline/simulate_stream.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import os, time, random
 from pydub import AudioSegment
 
-BACKGROUND_DIR = "/mnt/persist/train_soundscapes"
-CALLS_DIR = "/mnt/persist/train_audio"
-OUTPUT_DIR = "/mnt/persist/online_input"
+BACKGROUND_DIR = os.getenv("BACKGROUND_DIR", "./tmp/train_soundscapes")
+CALLS_DIR = os.getenv("CALLS_DIR", "./tmp/train_audio")
+OUTPUT_DIR = os.getenv("OUTPUT_DIR", "./tmp/online_input")
 INTERVAL = 10  # seconds
 OVERLAY_PROB = 0.3  # 30% chance to overlay a bird call
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d02d85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[tool.pytest.ini_options]
+testpaths = ["data_pipeline"]
+norecursedirs = [
+    "continous_X_pipeline/ansible/k8s/kubespray",
+    "*/lib/python3.11/site-packages",
+    "node_modules",
+]