diff --git a/devenv/src/devenv.rs b/devenv/src/devenv.rs
index aa64e0f7e..188ff095a 100644
--- a/devenv/src/devenv.rs
+++ b/devenv/src/devenv.rs
@@ -552,15 +552,9 @@ impl<'a> Devenv<'a> {
         // collect tests
         let test_script = {
             let _logprogress = self.log_progress.with_newline("Building tests");
-            let test_scripts = self.nix.build(&["devenv.test"]).await?;
-            std::fs::read_to_string(&test_scripts[0])
-                .map_err(|e| miette::miette!("Failed to read test script: {}", e))?
+            self.nix.build(&["devenv.test"]).await?
         };
-
-        if test_script.is_empty() {
-            self.logger.error("No tests found.");
-            bail!("No tests found");
-        }
+        let test_script = test_script[0].to_string_lossy().to_string();
 
         if self.has_processes().await? {
             self.up(None, &true, &false).await?;