diff --git a/src/ms3/utils.py b/src/ms3/utils.py
index d0ff283b..5a59ee14 100644
--- a/src/ms3/utils.py
+++ b/src/ms3/utils.py
@@ -2102,7 +2102,7 @@ def split_scale_degree(sd, count=False):
     count : :obj:`bool`, optional
         Pass True to get the accidentals as integer rather than as string.
     """
-    m = re.match("^(#*|b*)(VII|VI|V|IV|III|II|I|vii|vi|v|iv|iii|ii|i|\d)$", str(sd))
+    m = re.match(r"^(#*|b*)(VII|VI|V|IV|III|II|I|vii|vi|v|iv|iii|ii|i|\d)$", str(sd))
     if m is None:
         logger.error(f"{sd} is not a valid scale degree.")
         return None, None
diff --git a/tests/test_parse.py b/tests/test_parse.py
index af2cb12b..05153e66 100644
--- a/tests/test_parse.py
+++ b/tests/test_parse.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ def test_paths_parse():
 
 def test_json_parse():
     paths = ['paths2.json', 'truth/metadata.tsv', 'paths1.json']
+    os.chdir(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)))
     directory = 'test_results'
     goal = 72
     p = Parse(directory=directory, paths=paths, key='tests', logger_cfg=dict(level='d'))