diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6718c57..0a0823b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ig-test",
-  "version": "1.3.3",
+  "version": "1.3.4",
   "description": "experimental test runner....",
   "main": "test.js",
   "bin": {
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index d8ecd18..f5830fe 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -612,9 +612,15 @@ function(default_files, tests){
 		tests = default_files
 		default_files = undefined }
 	
-	// patch require.cache to make the clients load the global module...
-	var local = path.join(process.cwd(), 'node_modules', 'ig-test', 'test.js')
-	require.cache[local] = require.cache[require.main.filename]
+	// patch require.cache...
+	// NOTE: this will make all the client scripts see the global module 
+	// 		instead of local stuff...
+	if(typeof(__filename) != 'undefined'
+			&& __filename == (require.main || {}).filename){
+		// XXX is guessing this the correct way to do this???
+		// 		...should we use glog.sync(process.cwd()+'/**/ig-test/test.js') instead???
+		var local = path.join(process.cwd(), 'node_modules', 'ig-test', 'test.js')
+		require.cache[local] = require.cache[require.main.filename] }
 
 	var stats = {}
 	var tests = tests