diff --git a/lib/wrap-loader.cjs b/lib/wrap-loader.cjs
index e993efa..e2f297c 100644
--- a/lib/wrap-loader.cjs
+++ b/lib/wrap-loader.cjs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ wrapLoader.pitch = function pitch (remainingRequest) {
 
   // wrap the test in a function that is only called when we want it called
   return `
-    import { registry } from ${JSON.stringify(`.${path.sep}${path.relative(process.cwd(), path.resolve(argv.outputDir, 'test-registry.js'))}`)}
+    import { registry } from ${JSON.stringify(`./${path.relative(process.cwd(), path.resolve(argv.outputDir, 'test-registry.js'))}`)}
     registry.argv = JSON.parse(${JSON.stringify(JSON.stringify(argv))})
     registry.tests.push({
       name: JSON.parse('${JSON.stringify(path.normalize(path.relative(process.cwd(), remainingRequest))).replace(/\\/g, '/')}'),
diff --git a/test/test-bare-sync.js b/test/test-bare-sync.js
index 5b525dc..54c5c67 100644
--- a/test/test-bare-sync.js
+++ b/test/test-bare-sync.js
@@ -147,6 +147,9 @@ testing bare fixture
       stdout = stdout.replace(/^ +at .*\n/gm, '') // stack traces
       const expected = expectedTemplate.replace(/WORKER/, 'not in worker')
       let found = stdout.indexOf(expected)
+      if (found === -1) {
+        console.error(stdout)
+      }
       assert.ok(found > -1, 'stdout contains expected test output')
       found = stdout.indexOf(expected, found + 1)
       assert.ok(found === -1, 'stdout doesn\'t contain second instance of expected test output')