diff --git a/digital_image_processing/test_digital_image_processing.py b/digital_image_processing/test_digital_image_processing.py
index 528b4bc3b..2e5630458 100644
--- a/digital_image_processing/test_digital_image_processing.py
+++ b/digital_image_processing/test_digital_image_processing.py
@@ -96,9 +96,16 @@ def test_nearest_neighbour(
 
 
 def test_local_binary_pattern():
-    file_path = "digital_image_processing/image_data/lena.jpg"
+    # pull request 10161 before:
+    # "digital_image_processing/image_data/lena.jpg"
+    # after: "digital_image_processing/image_data/lena_small.jpg"
 
-    # Reading the image and converting it to grayscale.
+    from os import getenv  # Speed up our Continuous Integration tests
+
+    file_name = "lena_small.jpg" if getenv("CI") else "lena.jpg"
+    file_path = f"digital_image_processing/image_data/{file_name}"
+
+    # Reading the image and converting it to grayscale
     image = imread(file_path, 0)
 
     # Test for get_neighbors_pixel function() return not None