diff --git a/run_tests.py b/run_tests.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 39675c6..24114b6
--- a/run_tests.py
+++ b/run_tests.py
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 import os
-from os.path import dirname, join, abspath
 import sqlite3
 import sys
-import os
 import re
 
 
@@ -95,16 +93,21 @@ def main():
     # Statically check if ``package_name`` is installed outside of the repo.
     # To do this, we make a copy of PYTHONPATH, remove the repodir, and use
     # ubelt to check to see if ``package_name`` can be resolved to a path.
-    temp_path = list(map(abspath, sys.path))
-    if repo_dir in temp_path:
-        temp_path.remove(repo_dir)
+    temp_path = [pathlib.Path(p).resolve() for p in sys.path]
+    _resolved_repo_dir = repo_dir.resolve()
+    if _resolved_repo_dir in temp_path:
+        temp_path.remove(_resolved_repo_dir)
+    print(f'[run_tests] Searching for installed version of {package_name}.')
     modpath = ub.modname_to_modpath(package_name, sys_path=temp_path)
     if modpath is not None:
         # If it does, then import it. This should cause the installed version
         # to be used on further imports even if the repo_dir is in the path.
         print(f'[run_tests] Using installed version of {package_name}')
-        module = ub.import_module_from_path(modpath, index=0)
-        print(f'[run_tests] Installed module = {module!r}')
+        print(f'[run_tests] modpath={modpath}')
+        modpath_contents = list(pathlib.Path(modpath).glob('*'))
+        print(f'[run_tests] modpath_contents = {ub.urepr(modpath_contents, nl=1)}')
+        # module = ub.import_module_from_path(modpath, index=0)
+        # print(f'[run_tests] Installed module = {module!r}')
     else:
         print(f'[run_tests] No installed version of {package_name} found')
 
@@ -113,12 +116,9 @@ def main():
         os.chdir(test_dir)
 
         testdir_contents = list(pathlib.Path(test_dir).glob('*'))
-        modpath_contents = list(pathlib.Path(modpath).glob('*'))
-        pyproject_fpath = join(repo_dir, 'pyproject.toml')
+        pyproject_fpath = repo_dir / 'pyproject.toml'
         print(f'[run_tests] pyproject_fpath = {pyproject_fpath}')
-        print(f'[run_tests] modpath={modpath}')
         print(f'[run_tests] test_dir={test_dir}')
-        print(f'[run_tests] modpath_contents = {ub.urepr(modpath_contents, nl=1)}')
         print(f'[run_tests] testdir_contents = {ub.urepr(testdir_contents, nl=1)}')
 
         pytest_args = [