diff --git a/strawboss.projectdef.json b/strawboss.projectdef.json
index dc631a9..4048ca7 100644
--- a/strawboss.projectdef.json
+++ b/strawboss.projectdef.json
@@ -6,7 +6,17 @@
       "stepCmd": "nimble build"
     },
     "test": { "depends": ["unittest", "functest"] },
-    "functest": { "stepCmd": "nimble functest" },
-    "unittest": { "stepCmd": "nimble unittest" }
+    "functest": {
+      "cmdInput": [
+        "cp $build_DIR/strawboss .",
+        "nim c -r src/test/nim/run_functional_tests"
+      ]
+    },
+    "unittest": {
+      "cmdInput": [
+        "cp $build_DIR/strawboss .",
+        "nim c -r src/test/nim/run_unit_tests"
+      ]
+    }
   }
 }