diff --git a/tests/common_testing.py b/tests/common_testing.py
index 6c84b2ec..f7a22413 100644
--- a/tests/common_testing.py
+++ b/tests/common_testing.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
+import os
 import unittest
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Callable, Optional, Union
@@ -19,8 +20,13 @@ def get_tests_dir() -> Path:
 def get_pytorch3d_dir() -> Path:
     """
     Returns Path for the root PyTorch3D directory.
+
+    Facebook internal systems need a special case here.
     """
-    return get_tests_dir().parent
+    if os.environ.get("INSIDE_RE_WORKER") is not None:
+        return Path(__file__).resolve().parent
+    else:
+        return Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
 
 
 def load_rgb_image(filename: str, data_dir: Union[str, Path]):
diff --git a/tests/test_build.py b/tests/test_build.py
index 9a3cd2be..e47cd292 100644
--- a/tests/test_build.py
+++ b/tests/test_build.py
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@ from common_testing import get_pytorch3d_dir, get_tests_dir
 # This file groups together tests which look at the code without running it.
 # When running the tests inside conda's build, the code is not available.
 in_conda_build = os.environ.get("CONDA_BUILD_STATE", "") == "TEST"
+in_re_worker = os.environ.get("INSIDE_RE_WORKER", "") is not None
 
 
 class TestBuild(unittest.TestCase):
-    @unittest.skipIf(in_conda_build, "In conda build")
+    @unittest.skipIf(in_conda_build or in_re_worker, "In conda build, or RE worker")
     def test_name_clash(self):
         # For setup.py, all translation units need distinct names, so we
         # cannot have foo.cu and foo.cpp, even in different directories.
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ class TestBuild(unittest.TestCase):
         for k, v in counter.items():
             self.assertEqual(v, 1, f"Too many files with stem {k}.")
 
-    @unittest.skipIf(in_conda_build, "In conda build")
+    @unittest.skipIf(in_conda_build or in_re_worker, "In conda build, or RE worker")
     def test_copyright(self):
         test_dir = get_tests_dir()
         root_dir = test_dir.parent
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ class TestBuild(unittest.TestCase):
         if len(files_missing_copyright_header) != 0:
             self.fail("\n".join(files_missing_copyright_header))
 
-    @unittest.skipIf(in_conda_build, "In conda build")
+    @unittest.skipIf(in_conda_build or in_re_worker, "In conda build, or RE worker")
     def test_valid_ipynbs(self):
         # Check that the ipython notebooks are valid json
         root_dir = get_pytorch3d_dir()