diff --git a/pkg/test/expression_integration_test.go b/pkg/test/expression_integration_test.go
index 95b0d8c1..1caca12d 100644
--- a/pkg/test/expression_integration_test.go
+++ b/pkg/test/expression_integration_test.go
@@ -149,26 +149,22 @@ func TestAssertExpressions(t *testing.T) {
 			files, err := os.ReadDir(dirName)
 			assert.NoError(t, err)
 
-			for i := 0; i < len(files)-1; i++ {
-				fName := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", dirName, files[i].Name())
-				step := buildTestStep(t, testenv)
-				assert.NoError(t, step.LoadYAML(fName))
-				assert.NoError(t, errors.Join(errors.Join(step.Run(t, testNamespace)...)))
-			}
-
 			step := buildTestStep(t, testenv)
+			for _, file := range files {
+				fName := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", dirName, file.Name())
+				if err = step.LoadYAML(fName); err != nil {
+					break
+				}
+			}
 
-			fName := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", dirName, files[len(files)-1].Name())
-
-			err = step.LoadYAML(fName)
 			if !tc.expectLoadFailure {
 				assert.NoError(t, err)
-			} else {
+			} else if tc.expectLoadFailure {
 				assert.ErrorContains(t, err, tc.expectedErrorMessage)
 				return
 			}
 
-			err = errors.Join(step.Run(t, testNamespace)...)
+			err = errors.Join(errors.Join(step.Run(t, testNamespace)...))
 			if !tc.expectRunFailure {
 				assert.NoError(t, err)
 			} else {
diff --git a/pkg/test/step.go b/pkg/test/step.go
index 52b072e5..7fb75c78 100644
--- a/pkg/test/step.go
+++ b/pkg/test/step.go
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ func (s *Step) Create(test *testing.T, namespace string) []error {
 
 	errors := []error{}
 
+	fmt.Println("HEREA1", len(s.Apply))
 	for _, obj := range s.Apply {
 		_, _, err := kubernetes.Namespaced(dClient, obj, namespace)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -225,7 +226,10 @@ func (s *Step) Create(test *testing.T, namespace string) []error {
 			}
 			s.Logger.Log(kubernetes.ResourceID(obj), action)
 		}
+
+		fmt.Println("HEREA", obj.GetNamespace(), obj.GetName())
 	}
+	fmt.Println("HEREB", errors)
 
 	return errors
 }
@@ -429,6 +433,7 @@ func (s *Step) CheckAssertExpressions(namespace string) []error {
 		}
 		namespacedName, referencedResource := resourceRef.BuildResourceReference()
 		if err := client.Get(context.TODO(), namespacedName, referencedResource); err != nil {
+			fmt.Println("HEREB", err)
 			return []error{fmt.Errorf("failed to get referenced resource '%v': %w", namespacedName, err)}
 		}
 
@@ -679,6 +684,8 @@ func (s *Step) populateObjectsByFileName(fileName string, objects []client.Objec
 		return fmt.Errorf("%s does not match file name regexp: %s", fileName, testStepRegex.String())
 	}
 
+	fmt.Println("HEREC", strings.ToLower(matches[1]))
+
 	switch fname := strings.ToLower(matches[1]); fname {
 	case "assert":
 		s.Asserts = append(s.Asserts, objects...)
diff --git a/pkg/test/step_integration_test_data/assert_expressions/check_expression_for_ephemeral_namespace/01-assert.yaml b/pkg/test/step_integration_test_data/assert_expressions/check_expression_for_ephemeral_namespace/00-assert.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/test/step_integration_test_data/assert_expressions/check_expression_for_ephemeral_namespace/01-assert.yaml
rename to pkg/test/step_integration_test_data/assert_expressions/check_expression_for_ephemeral_namespace/00-assert.yaml