diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/multiple_paths_in_vmodules/vmodules_overrides_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/multiple_paths_in_vmodules/vmodules_overrides_test.v
index 681a7de0db..0de303c2bb 100644
--- a/vlib/v/tests/multiple_paths_in_vmodules/vmodules_overrides_test.v
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/multiple_paths_in_vmodules/vmodules_overrides_test.v
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ const basepath = os.real_path(os.join_path(vroot, 'vlib', 'v', 'tests', 'multipl
 
 const mainvv = os.join_path(basepath, 'main.vv')
 
+const cmd = '${os.quoted_path(vexe)} run ${os.quoted_path(mainvv)}'
+
 fn test_vexe_is_set() {
 	assert vexe != ''
 	println('vexe: ${vexe}')
@@ -18,11 +20,9 @@ fn test_vexe_is_set() {
 fn test_compiling_without_vmodules_fails() {
 	os.chdir(vroot) or {}
 	os.setenv('VMODULES', '', true)
-	cmd := '${os.quoted_path(vexe)} run ${os.quoted_path(mainvv)}'
 	dump(cmd)
 	res := os.execute(cmd)
-	assert res.exit_code == 1
-	dump(res)
+	assert res.exit_code == 1, res.output
 	assert res.output.trim_space().contains('builder error: cannot import module "yyy" (not found)')
 }
 
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ fn test_compiling_with_vmodules_works() {
 	os.chdir(vroot) or {}
 	vmpaths := ['path1', 'path2', 'path3'].map(os.join_path(basepath, it))
 	os.setenv('VMODULES', vmpaths.join(os.path_delimiter), true)
-	res := os.execute('${os.quoted_path(vexe)} run ${os.quoted_path(mainvv)}')
-	assert res.exit_code == 0
+	dump(cmd)
+	res := os.execute(cmd)
+	assert res.exit_code == 0, res.output
 	assert res.output.trim_space() == "['x', 'y', 'z']"
 }