diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8a3512c..f9660e6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ig-test",
-  "version": "1.3.0",
+  "version": "1.3.1",
   "description": "experimental test runner....",
   "main": "test.js",
   "bin": {
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index 610a6d1..3a43d1d 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -449,6 +449,7 @@ argv.Parser({
 	],
 
 
+	// list tests...
 	default_files: undefined,
 
 	'-l': '-list',
@@ -500,6 +501,7 @@ argv.Parser({
 			process.exit() }},
 
 
+	// add files/patterns...
 	test_modules: undefined,
 
 	// XXX revise error handling...
@@ -534,9 +536,10 @@ argv.Parser({
 									`${key}: only support .js modules, got: "${path}"`) }
 							// XXX should we handle the load error here???
 							that.test_modules[path] = 
-								require('./' + path.slice(0, -3)) }) }) }},
+								require(process.cwd() +'/'+ path.slice(0, -3)) }) }) }},
 
 
+	// ignore paths...
 	ignore_files: undefined,
 
 	'-i': '-ignore',
@@ -555,6 +558,7 @@ argv.Parser({
 		handler: function(){
 			module.VERBOSE = true }},
 
+
 	// hide stuff we do not need...
 	'-quiet': undefined,
 	'-': undefined,