diff --git a/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/promote/deep-subdir.t/run.t b/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/promote/deep-subdir.t
similarity index 55%
rename from test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/promote/deep-subdir.t/run.t
rename to test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/promote/deep-subdir.t
index 865d375bf62..7dc3d1bd6e7 100644
--- a/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/promote/deep-subdir.t/run.t
+++ b/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/promote/deep-subdir.t
@@ -1,6 +1,22 @@
 Tests for promoting directory targets
 -------------------------------------
 
+  $ cat > dune-project << EOF
+  > (lang dune 3.0)
+  > (using directory-targets 0.1)
+  > EOF
+
+  $ cat > dune << EOF
+  > (rule
+  >  (deps
+  >    (source_tree deep))
+  >  (targets
+  >    (dir deep_copied))
+  >  (mode promote)
+  >  (action
+  >    (run cp -r deep deep_copied)))
+  > EOF
+
 Let's create the directory structure we are going to promote (as a copy on
 another dir):
 
@@ -19,7 +35,25 @@ This one works. Now, let's add a layer between base_file and deep_file:
   $ touch deep/a/b/deep_file
   $ touch deep/base_file
 
-  $ dune build deep_copied
+  $ dune build deep_copied --verbose
+  Shared cache: enabled-except-user-rules
+  Shared cache location: /home/panglesd/.cache/dune/db
+  Workspace root:
+  $TESTCASE_ROOT
+  Dune context:
+   { name = "default"
+   ; kind = "default"
+   ; profile = Dev
+   ; merlin = true
+   ; fdo_target_exe = None
+   ; build_dir = In_build_dir "default"
+   ; instrument_with = []
+   }
+  Actual targets:
+  - _build/default/deep_copied
+  Running[1]: (cd _build/default && /usr/bin/cp -r deep deep_copied)
+  Promoting "_build/default/deep_copied/a/b/deep_file" to
+  "deep_copied/a/b/deep_file"
   File "dune", lines 1-7, characters 0-121:
   1 | (rule
   2 |  (deps
diff --git a/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/promote/deep-subdir.t/dune b/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/promote/deep-subdir.t/dune
deleted file mode 100644
index 5c6c31d2bf9..00000000000
--- a/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/promote/deep-subdir.t/dune
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-(rule
- (deps
-  (source_tree deep))
- (targets (dir deep_copied))
- (mode promote)
- (action
-  (run cp -r deep deep_copied)))
diff --git a/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/promote/deep-subdir.t/dune-project b/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/promote/deep-subdir.t/dune-project
deleted file mode 100644
index 1c9c06b09e2..00000000000
--- a/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/promote/deep-subdir.t/dune-project
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-(lang dune 3.0)
-
-(using directory-targets 0.1)