diff --git a/quartz_solar_forecast/forecasts/v2.py b/quartz_solar_forecast/forecasts/v2.py
index 2d5c366..0cbe18c 100644
--- a/quartz_solar_forecast/forecasts/v2.py
+++ b/quartz_solar_forecast/forecasts/v2.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 from xgboost.sklearn import XGBRegressor
 
 from . import constants
+import quartz_solar_forecast
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ class TryolabsSolarPowerPredictor:
         Predicts solar power output for the given parameters.
     """
     DATE_COLUMN = "date"
+    download_dir = os.path.dirname(quartz_solar_forecast.__file__) + "/models"
 
     def _download_model(self, filename: str, repo_id: str, file_path: str) -> str:
         """
@@ -56,12 +58,11 @@ def _download_model(self, filename: str, repo_id: str, file_path: str) -> str:
             The path to the locally saved model file.
         """
         # Use the project directory instead of the user's home directory
-        download_dir = "/home/runner/work/Open-Source-Quartz-Solar-Forecast/Open-Source-Quartz-Solar-Forecast"
-        os.makedirs(download_dir, exist_ok=True)
+        os.makedirs(self.download_dir, exist_ok=True)
         
-        downloaded_file = hf_hub_download(repo_id=repo_id, filename=file_path, cache_dir=download_dir)
+        downloaded_file = hf_hub_download(repo_id=repo_id, filename=file_path, cache_dir=self.download_dir)
         
-        target_path = os.path.join(download_dir, filename)
+        target_path = os.path.join(self.download_dir, filename)
 
         # copy file from downloaded_file to target_path
         shutil.copyfile(downloaded_file, target_path)
@@ -111,14 +112,13 @@ def load_model(
             The loaded XGBoost model ready for making predictions.
         """
         # Use the project directory
-        download_dir = "/home/runner/work/Open-Source-Quartz-Solar-Forecast/Open-Source-Quartz-Solar-Forecast"
-        zipfile_model = os.path.join(download_dir, model_file + ".zip")
+        zipfile_model = os.path.join(self.download_dir, model_file + ".zip")
     
         if not os.path.isfile(zipfile_model):
             logger.info("Downloading model...")
             zipfile_model = self._download_model(model_file + ".zip", repo_id, file_path)
         
-        model_path = os.path.join(download_dir, model_file)
+        model_path = os.path.join(self.download_dir, model_file)
         if not os.path.isfile(model_path):
             logger.info("Preparing model...")
             self._decompress_zipfile(zipfile_model)
diff --git a/tests/test_forecast_no_ts.py b/tests/test_forecast_no_ts.py
index 668f858..0450379 100644
--- a/tests/test_forecast_no_ts.py
+++ b/tests/test_forecast_no_ts.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def test_run_forecast_no_ts():
     current_hr = pd.Timestamp.now().round(freq='h')
 
     # run gradient boosting model with no ts
-    predications_df = run_forecast(site=site, model="gb")
+    predications_df = run_forecast(site=site, model="gb", ts=current_ts)
     # check current ts agrees with dataset
     assert predications_df.index.min() == current_ts
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def test_run_forecast_no_ts():
     print(f"Max: {predications_df['power_kw'].max()}")
 
     # run xgb model with no ts
-    predications_df = run_forecast(site=site, model="xgb")
+    predications_df = run_forecast(site=site, model="xgb", ts=current_ts)
     # check current ts agrees with dataset
     assert predications_df.index.min() == current_hr