diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cf9565e33..ad306047e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ node_modules/
 *.vsix
 *.tsbuildinfo
 hello-world
-examples/generator-tests
+generator-tests
diff --git a/packages/generator-langium/test/yeoman-generator.test.ts b/packages/generator-langium/test/yeoman-generator.test.ts
index 7c9bbc06b..f13dfebbf 100644
--- a/packages/generator-langium/test/yeoman-generator.test.ts
+++ b/packages/generator-langium/test/yeoman-generator.test.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ describe('Check yeoman generator works', () => {
         const context = createHelpers({}).run(path.join(moduleRoot));
 
         // generate in examples
-        const targetRoot = path.resolve(packageTestDir, '../../../examples/generator-tests/test1');
+        const targetRoot = path.resolve(packageTestDir, './generator-tests/test1');
         const extensionName = answersForCore.extensionName;
 
         // remove examples/hello-world (if existing) now and finally (don't delete everything else in examples)
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ describe('Check yeoman generator works', () => {
         const context = createHelpers({}).run<LangiumGenerator>(path.join(moduleRoot));
 
         // generate in examples
-        const targetRoot = path.resolve(packageTestDir, '../../../examples/generator-tests/test2');
+        const targetRoot = path.resolve(packageTestDir, './generator-tests/test2');
         const extensionName = 'hello-world';
 
         // remove examples/hello-world (if existing) now and finally (don't delete everything else in examples)
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ describe('Check yeoman generator works', () => {
         const context = createHelpers({}).run<LangiumGenerator>(path.join(moduleRoot));
 
         // generate in examples
-        const targetRoot = path.resolve(packageTestDir, '../../../examples/generator-tests/test3');
+        const targetRoot = path.resolve(packageTestDir, './generator-tests/test3');
         const extensionName = 'hello-world';
 
         // remove examples/hello-world (if existing) now and finally (don't delete everything else in examples)
diff --git a/packages/generator-langium/tsconfig.test.json b/packages/generator-langium/tsconfig.test.json
index 0ab1f7056..f3136b8c2 100644
--- a/packages/generator-langium/tsconfig.test.json
+++ b/packages/generator-langium/tsconfig.test.json
@@ -10,4 +10,8 @@
   "include": [
     "test/**/*",
   ]
+  ,
+  "exclude": [
+    "test/generator-tests",
+  ]
 }