diff --git a/tests/core/init_spec.lua b/tests/core/init_spec.lua
index 3a1b4c7..4970871 100644
--- a/tests/core/init_spec.lua
+++ b/tests/core/init_spec.lua
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
+---@module 'luassert'
+local Util = require("lazy.core.util")
+
 describe("init", function()
   it("has correct environment for tests", function()
-    for _, path in ipairs({ "config", "data", "cache", "state" }) do
-      assert(vim.fn.stdpath(path):find(".tests/" .. path))
+    for _, name in ipairs({ "config", "data", "cache", "state" }) do
+      local path = Util.norm(vim.fn.stdpath(name) --[[@as string]])
+      assert(path:find(".tests/" .. name, 1, true), path .. " not in .tests")
     end
   end)
 end)