diff --git a/ml/tests/ml_readiness_validation_tests.rs b/ml/tests/ml_readiness_validation_tests.rs
index b9cd9dd38..facf298dd 100644
--- a/ml/tests/ml_readiness_validation_tests.rs
+++ b/ml/tests/ml_readiness_validation_tests.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use ml::real_data_loader::RealDataLoader;
 /// Test 1: Load real DBN data and validate integrity
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn test_load_real_data() -> Result<()> {
-    let mut loader = RealDataLoader::new("test_data/real/databento");
+    let mut loader = RealDataLoader::new_from_workspace()?;
 
     // Load ZN.FUT (Treasury futures - best quality data)
     let bars = loader.load_symbol_data("ZN.FUT").await?;
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ async fn test_load_real_data() -> Result<()> {
 /// Test 2: Extract features and technical indicators
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn test_feature_extraction() -> Result<()> {
-    let mut loader = RealDataLoader::new("test_data/real/databento");
+    let mut loader = RealDataLoader::new_from_workspace()?;
     let bars = loader.load_symbol_data("ZN.FUT").await?;
 
     // Extract features
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ async fn test_end_to_end_ml_pipeline() -> Result<()> {
     println!("═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════");
 
     // Step 1: Load data
-    let mut loader = RealDataLoader::new("test_data/real/databento");
+    let mut loader = RealDataLoader::new_from_workspace()?;
     let bars = loader.load_symbol_data("ZN.FUT").await?;
     println!("✅ Data loading: {} bars", bars.len());
 
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ async fn test_baseline_model_comparison() -> Result<()> {
     println!("\n📊 Baseline Model Comparison");
     println!("═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════");
 
-    let mut loader = RealDataLoader::new("test_data/real/databento");
+    let mut loader = RealDataLoader::new_from_workspace()?;
     let bars = loader.load_symbol_data("ZN.FUT").await?;
     let features = loader.extract_features(&bars)?;
 
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ async fn test_multi_symbol_validation() -> Result<()> {
     println!("\n📋 Multi-Symbol Data Quality Validation");
     println!("═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════");
 
-    let mut loader = RealDataLoader::new("test_data/real/databento");
+    let mut loader = RealDataLoader::new_from_workspace()?;
 
     // Test multiple symbols
     let symbols = vec!["ZN.FUT", "6E.FUT"];