diff --git a/tests/cross-compile.bats b/tests/cross-compile.bats
index 2f145b6..0e43e7f 100644
--- a/tests/cross-compile.bats
+++ b/tests/cross-compile.bats
@@ -1,23 +1,31 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bats
 
-load './test_helpers/bats-support/load'
-load './test_helpers/bats-assert/load'
+load 'test_helpers/bats-support/load'
+load 'test_helpers/bats-assert/load'
 
-@test "clean out any cross compiled binaries" {
+@test "test cross compilation command lifecycle" {
   run make clean
   assert_success
   assert_output --partial 'rm -vRf ./builds/ahoy-bin-*'
-}
 
-@test "cross compile binaries with make" {
+  run ls ./builds/ahoy-*
+  assert_failure
+  assert_output --partial 'No such file'
+
   run make cross
   assert_success
   assert_output --partial 'mv ./builds/ahoy-bin-windows-amd64 ./builds/ahoy-bin-windows-amd64.exe; mv ./builds/ahoy-bin-windows-arm64 ./builds/ahoy-bin-windows-arm64.exe;'
-}
 
-@test "check cross compiled binaries exist" {
   run ls ./builds/ahoy-*
   assert_output --partial 'ahoy-bin-darwin-amd64'
   assert_output --partial 'ahoy-bin-linux-arm64'
   assert_output --partial 'ahoy-bin-windows-amd64.exe'
+
+  run make clean
+  assert_success
+  assert_output --partial 'rm -vRf ./builds/ahoy-bin-*'
+
+  run ls ./builds/ahoy-*
+  assert_failure
+  assert_output --partial 'No such file'
 }