diff --git a/tests/setup-should-be-sourced/check-variable b/tests/setup-should-be-sourced/check-variable
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..cca7a79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/setup-should-be-sourced/check-variable
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+echo "$variable_set_in_setup"
+[ "$variable_set_in_setup" = 'aoeuhtns' ]
diff --git a/tests/setup-should-be-sourced/setup b/tests/setup-should-be-sourced/setup
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96ff4e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/setup-should-be-sourced/setup
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export variable_set_in_setup=aoeuhtns
diff --git a/urchin b/urchin
index 3de84b7..7c6de2a 100755
--- a/urchin
+++ b/urchin
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ recurse() {
     then
     (
       cd "$potential_test"
-      [ -f setup ] && . setup
+      [ -f setup ] && . ./setup
       for test in *
         do recurse "${test}"
       done