diff --git a/test/tquickstart.nim b/test/tquickstart.nim
index 5c8180a..17ff18c 100644
--- a/test/tquickstart.nim
+++ b/test/tquickstart.nim
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ proc testsFor(path: string, root: bool = true, titlePrefix: string = ""):
     NimNode {.compileTime.} =
   result = newStmtList()
   let
-    baseDir = staticExec("pwd")
+    baseDir = parentDir(staticExec("pwd"))
     nimPathRaw = staticExec("which nim")
     nimPath = if nimPathRaw[0] == '/': nimPathRaw else: baseDir / nimPathRaw
     title = titlePrefix & slurp(baseDir / path / "title").splitLines()[0]