diff --git a/ci/scripts/run-k8s-test-network-basic.sh b/ci/scripts/run-k8s-test-network-basic.sh
index 77be6403..afd9a16b 100755
--- a/ci/scripts/run-k8s-test-network-basic.sh
+++ b/ci/scripts/run-k8s-test-network-basic.sh
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export TEST_NETWORK_KIND_CLUSTER_NAME=${TEST_NETWORK_KIND_CLUSTER_NAME:-kind}
 # asset-transfer-basic chaincode target
 export TEST_NETWORK_CHAINCODE_NAME=${TEST_NETWORK_CHAINCODE_NAME:-asset-transfer-basic}
 export TEST_NETWORK_CHAINCODE_PATH=${TEST_NETWORK_CHAINCODE_PATH:-$PWD/../asset-transfer-basic/chaincode-java}
+export TEST_NETWORK_CHAINCODE_IMAGE=${TEST_NETWORK_CHAINCODE_IMAGE:-fabric-samples/asset-transfer-basic/chaincode-java}
 
 # gateway client application parameters
 export GATEWAY_CLIENT_APPLICATION_PATH=${GATEWAY_CLIENT_APPLICATION_PATH:-../asset-transfer-basic/application-gateway-${CLIENT_LANGUAGE}}
diff --git a/test-network-k8s/scripts/chaincode.sh b/test-network-k8s/scripts/chaincode.sh
index 4084ecb7..cdca638d 100755
--- a/test-network-k8s/scripts/chaincode.sh
+++ b/test-network-k8s/scripts/chaincode.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ function set_chaincode_image() {
   local cc_folder=$1
 
   if [ -z "$TEST_NETWORK_CHAINCODE_IMAGE" ]; then
+    # cc_folder path starting with first index of "fabric-samples"
     CHAINCODE_IMAGE=${cc_folder/*fabric-samples/fabric-samples}
   else
     CHAINCODE_IMAGE=${TEST_NETWORK_CHAINCODE_IMAGE}