diff --git a/Scripts/developer_scripts/create_cgal_test_with_cmake b/Scripts/developer_scripts/create_cgal_test_with_cmake
index 1642f5320db..67c3819c88a 100755
--- a/Scripts/developer_scripts/create_cgal_test_with_cmake
+++ b/Scripts/developer_scripts/create_cgal_test_with_cmake
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ configure()
 {
   echo "Configuring... "
   
-  if eval 'cmake "\$CMAKE_GENERATOR" -DRUNNING_CGAL_AUTO_TEST=TRUE .' ; then
+  if eval 'cmake "\$CMAKE_GENERATOR" -DRUNNING_CGAL_AUTO_TEST=TRUE  -DCGAL_DIR="\$CGAL_DIR" .' ; then
     echo "   succesful configuration" >> \$ERRORFILE
   else
     echo "   ERROR:    configuration" >> \$ERRORFILE