diff --git a/test_files/.gitignore b/test_files/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7219052
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_files/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+*.nc
+tests_output*
+cfcache-files-py3/
diff --git a/test_files/tests.sh b/test_files/tests.sh
index f13592c..394af09 100755
--- a/test_files/tests.sh
+++ b/test_files/tests.sh
@@ -6,17 +6,21 @@
 outdir=tests_output.$$
 mkdir $outdir
 
-std_name_table=http://cfconventions.org/Data/cf-standard-names/current/src/cf-standard-name-table.xml
-area_table=http://cfconventions.org/Data/area-type-table/current/src/area-type-table.xml
+# Pin the tables, as the tests fail if they differ.
+# This can be unpinned in future MRs updating the tests.
+std_name_table=https://cfconventions.org/Data/cf-standard-names/79/src/cf-standard-name-table.xml
+area_table=https://cfconventions.org/Data/area-type-table/10/src/area-type-table.xml
 
-cfchecker="cfchecks"
+
+cfchecker=$(which cfchecks)
 
 failed=0
 
 echo "Unzipping input netcdf files..."
 gzip -d *.gz
 
-cache_opts="-x --cache_dir /home/ros/temp/cfcache-files-py3"
+mkdir -p cfcache-files-py3
+cache_opts="-x --cache_dir ./cfcache-files-py3"
 
 for file in `ls *.nc`
 do
@@ -37,7 +41,7 @@ do
     $cfchecker $cache_opts -s $std_name_table -v 1.0 $file > $outdir/$file.out 2>&1
   else
     # Run checker using the CF version specified in the conventions attribute of the file
-    $cfchecker $cache_opts -s $std_name_table -v auto $file > $outdir/$file.out 2>&1
+    $cfchecker $cache_opts -s $std_name_table -a $area_table -v auto $file > $outdir/$file.out 2>&1
   fi
 
   # Check the output against what is expected