diff --git a/test.sh b/test.sh
index 503bf98..9526bee 100755
--- a/test.sh
+++ b/test.sh
@@ -119,12 +119,34 @@ EOF
 function start_test_server() {
     log_info "Starting SOS test server on port ${TEST_PORT}..."
     
+    # Ensure the config file exists and is readable
+    if [ ! -f "${TEST_DIR}/sos_config.json" ]; then
+        die "Config file ${TEST_DIR}/sos_config.json does not exist"
+    fi
+    
+    # Use absolute path for volume mount to avoid issues in CI
+    # Use realpath if available, otherwise fallback to readlink or pwd
+    if command -v realpath &> /dev/null; then
+        local config_path=$(realpath "${TEST_DIR}/sos_config.json")
+        local storage_path=$(realpath "${TEST_DIR}/storage")
+    elif command -v readlink &> /dev/null; then
+        local config_path=$(readlink -f "${TEST_DIR}/sos_config.json")
+        local storage_path=$(readlink -f "${TEST_DIR}/storage")
+    else
+        # Fallback to constructing absolute path manually
+        local config_path="$(cd "${TEST_DIR}" && pwd)/sos_config.json"
+        local storage_path="$(cd "${TEST_DIR}" && pwd)/storage"
+    fi
+    
+    log_info "Using config path: ${config_path}"
+    log_info "Using storage path: ${storage_path}"
+    
     # Start the container (server runs on port 80 inside container)
     local container_id=$(docker run -d \
         --name "${CONTAINER_NAME}" \
         -p "${TEST_PORT}:80" \
-        -v "${TEST_DIR}/sos_config.json:/data/sos_config.json:ro" \
-        -v "${TEST_DIR}/storage:/data/storage" \
+        -v "${config_path}:/data/sos_config.json:ro" \
+        -v "${storage_path}:/data/storage" \
         gitea.jde.nz/public/simple-object-server 2>&1)
     
     if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
@@ -141,6 +163,15 @@ function start_test_server() {
     if ! docker ps --format '{{.Names}}' | grep -q "^${CONTAINER_NAME}$"; then
         log_error "Container stopped unexpectedly. Logs:"
         docker logs "${CONTAINER_NAME}" 2>&1
+        
+        # Additional debugging for CI environment
+        log_error "Debug: Checking mounted paths in container:"
+        docker run --rm -v "${config_path}:/data/sos_config.json:ro" alpine ls -la /data/ 2>&1 || true
+        log_error "Debug: Config file on host:"
+        ls -la "${config_path}" 2>&1 || true
+        log_error "Debug: Config file contents:"
+        cat "${config_path}" 2>&1 || true
+        
         die "Container failed to stay running"
     fi