diff --git a/tests/example_tests/test_designpoints.py b/tests/example_tests/test_designpoints.py
index f22dcf45bf9..69bbee6c29e 100644
--- a/tests/example_tests/test_designpoints.py
+++ b/tests/example_tests/test_designpoints.py
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@
 def test_designpoints(tmpdir, pytestconfig: pytest.Config):
     data_dir = tmpdir.mkdir("datadir")
     use_local = pytestconfig.getoption("use_local_launcher")
+    root = None
     if use_local:
         launcher = LocalLauncher()
+        root = "http://s3.amazonaws.com/www3.ensight.com/PyEnSight/ExampleData"
     else:
         launcher = DockerLauncher(data_directory=data_dir, use_dev=True)
     session = launcher.start()
-    session.load_example("elbow_dp0_dp1.ens")
+    session.load_example("elbow_dp0_dp1.ens", root=root)
     image = session.show("image", width=800, height=600)
     image.download(data_dir)
     print([p.PATHNAME for p in session.ensight.objs.core.PARTS])
diff --git a/tests/example_tests/test_queries.py b/tests/example_tests/test_queries.py
index 297e15c5710..7eaeb55af75 100644
--- a/tests/example_tests/test_queries.py
+++ b/tests/example_tests/test_queries.py
@@ -11,12 +11,14 @@
 def test_queries(tmpdir, pytestconfig: pytest.Config):
     data_dir = tmpdir.mkdir("datadir")
     use_local = pytestconfig.getoption("use_local_launcher")
+    root = None
     if use_local:
         launcher = LocalLauncher()
+        root = "http://s3.amazonaws.com/www3.ensight.com/PyEnSight/ExampleData"
     else:
         launcher = DockerLauncher(data_directory=data_dir, use_dev=True)
     session = launcher.start()
-    session.load_example("waterbreak.ens")
+    session.load_example("waterbreak.ens", root=root)
     # Get the core part and variable objects
     var = session.ensight.objs.core.VARIABLES["p"][0]
     part = session.ensight.objs.core.PARTS["default_region"][0]