diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index 807336f29..85d79cf3a 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@ func (c *Config) CurrentContextManifestMetadata() (*Metadata, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	meta := &Metadata{}
-	err = util.ReadYAMLFile(manifest.MetadataPath, meta)
+	err = util.ReadYAMLFile(filepath.Join(manifest.TargetPath, manifest.MetadataPath), meta)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/config/config_test.go b/pkg/config/config_test.go
index fbd251958..ce1e4fa58 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config_test.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config_test.go
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ func TestCurrentContextManifestMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{
 			name:           "default metadata",
-			metaPath:       "testdata/metadata.yaml",
+			metaPath:       "metadata.yaml",
 			expectErr:      false,
 			currentContext: "testContext",
 			meta: &config.Metadata{
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ func TestCurrentContextManifestMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			manifest := &config.Manifest{
 				MetadataPath: tt.metaPath,
-				TargetPath:   ".",
+				TargetPath:   "testdata",
 			}
 			conf.Manifests = map[string]*config.Manifest{
 				"testManifest": manifest,