diff --git a/test/ts_utils.erl b/test/ts_utils.erl
index cf74594..f69b8ff 100644
--- a/test/ts_utils.erl
+++ b/test/ts_utils.erl
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ test_deps() ->
 
 
 load_dep(D) ->
+    {ok, Cwd} = file:get_cwd(),
+    % apparently zx changes the working dir when doing
+    % all this stuff so beam files get dropped in
+    % random dep dir
     ok =
         case zx_lib:installed(D) of
             false ->
@@ -41,7 +45,9 @@ load_dep(D) ->
             true ->
                 ok
         end,
-    zx_daemon:build(D).
+    Result = zx_daemon:build(D),
+    ok = file:set_cwd(Cwd),
+    Result.
 
 
 -spec clean_after(Fun) -> Result when
@@ -70,7 +76,9 @@ tidily(Fun) ->
 -spec delete_beams() -> ok.
 
 delete_beams() ->
-    lists:map(fun file:delete/1, ls_test_beams()).
+    Beams = ls_test_beams(),
+    %io:format("Deleting: ~tp~n", [Beams]),
+    lists:foreach(fun file:delete/1, Beams).
 
 tidy() ->
     delete_beams().