diff --git a/gnovm/tests/imports.go b/gnovm/tests/imports.go
index 2342a7379a8..0af77f9c59c 100644
--- a/gnovm/tests/imports.go
+++ b/gnovm/tests/imports.go
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func TestStore(rootDir, filesPath string, stdin io.Reader, stdout, stderr io.Wri
 					Output:  stdout,
 					Store:   store,
 				})
-				save := pkgPath != "testing"
+				save := pkgPath != "testing" // never save the "testing" package
 				return m2.RunMemPackage(memPkg, save)
 			}
 		}