diff --git a/tests/data/bar.scm b/tests/data/bar.scm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e0030edc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/bar.scm
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+;;; GNU Mes --- Maxwell Equations of Software
+;;; Copyright © 2020 Jan (janneke) Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org>
+;;;
+;;; This file is part of GNU Mes.
+;;;
+;;; GNU Mes is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+;;; under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+;;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
+;;; your option) any later version.
+;;;
+;;; GNU Mes is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+;;; WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+;;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+;;; GNU General Public License for more details.
+;;;
+;;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+;;; along with GNU Mes.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+;;; Commentary:
+
+;;; bar.scm is used by tests/module.test
+
+;;; Code:
+
+(pke "hello bar!!!")
+(define-module (tests data bar)
+  #:export (bar))
+
+(define bar "bar")
diff --git a/tests/data/foo.scm b/tests/data/foo.scm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e1391c89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/foo.scm
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+;;; GNU Mes --- Maxwell Equations of Software
+;;; Copyright © 2020 Jan (janneke) Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org>
+;;;
+;;; This file is part of GNU Mes.
+;;;
+;;; GNU Mes is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+;;; under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+;;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
+;;; your option) any later version.
+;;;
+;;; GNU Mes is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+;;; WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+;;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+;;; GNU General Public License for more details.
+;;;
+;;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+;;; along with GNU Mes.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+;;; Commentary:
+
+;;; foo.scm is used by tests/module.test
+
+;;; Code:
+
+(pke "hello foo!!!")
+
+(define-module (tests data foo)
+  #:export (foo))
+
+(define foo "foo")
diff --git a/tests/module.test b/tests/module.test
index e13f927e..e0473c8b 100755
--- a/tests/module.test
+++ b/tests/module.test
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 # -*-scheme-*-
-GUILE_LOAD_PATH=mes/module:module
+srcdir=${srcdir-.}
+GUILE_LOAD_PATH=mes/module:module:$srcdir
 export GUILE_LOAD_PATH
 MES_BOOT=boot-5.mes
 export MES_BOOT
@@ -29,10 +30,19 @@ exec ${MES-bin/mes} --no-auto-compile -L ${0%/*} -L module -C module -e '(tests
 
 (define-module (tests module)
   ;; #:use-module (mes mes-0)
-  ;; #:use-module (mes misc)
-  #:use-module (mes test))
+  #:use-module (tests data foo)
+  #:use-module (tests data bar)
+  ;;#:use-module (mes test)
+  )
 
-(pass-if "first dummy" #t)
-(pass-if-not "second dummy" #f)
+(define (tests . rest) (format (current-error-port) "zis is tests: rest=~s\n" rest))
+(define (module) "zis is module")
+(pke "hiero")
+(format (current-error-port) "foo=~s\n" foo)
+(format (current-error-port) "bar=~s\n" bar)
 
-(result 'report)
+
+;; (pass-if "first dummy" #t)
+;; (pass-if-not "second dummy" #f)
+
+;;(result 'report)