diff --git a/.bazelignore b/.bazelignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b29f27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.bazelignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+tests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/licence-checker.yml b/.github/workflows/licence-checker.yml
index ee7d545..f9a9f6f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/licence-checker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/licence-checker.yml
@@ -25,3 +25,7 @@ jobs:
       run: bazel run :format.check
     - name: Run Licence Checker
       run: bazel run //:licence-check
+    - name: Test Licence Checker
+      run: |
+        cd tests
+        bazel test :licence_check
diff --git a/licence-checker/BUILD b/licence-checker/BUILD
index 4ced674..a85c7f3 100644
--- a/licence-checker/BUILD
+++ b/licence-checker/BUILD
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
 
 load("@lowrisc_misc_linters_pip//:requirements.bzl", "requirement")
+load("@rules_python//python:py_binary.bzl", "py_binary")
 
 py_binary(
     name = "licence-checker",
diff --git a/rules/licence-checker-runner.template.sh b/rules/licence-checker-runner.template.sh
index 015a5c4..a62ddd6 100644
--- a/rules/licence-checker-runner.template.sh
+++ b/rules/licence-checker-runner.template.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0, see LICENSE for details.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
+# Remember the runfiles dir since this is what paths like "@@LICENCE_CHECKER@@"
+# and "@@CONFIG@@" are relative to once we `cd` elsewhere.
+RUNFILES_DIR="$PWD"
+
 WORKSPACE="@@WORKSPACE@@"
 
 if [[ ! -z "${WORKSPACE}" ]]; then
@@ -16,4 +20,4 @@ else
     exit 1
 fi
 
-"@@LICENCE_CHECKER@@" --config="@@CONFIG@@" "$@"
+"${RUNFILES_DIR}/@@LICENCE_CHECKER@@" --config="${RUNFILES_DIR}/@@CONFIG@@" "$@"
diff --git a/rules/rules.bzl b/rules/rules.bzl
index 39858b7..f87c557 100644
--- a/rules/rules.bzl
+++ b/rules/rules.bzl
@@ -18,34 +18,20 @@ def _licence_check_impl(ctx):
             },
         )
 
-    # Hack to make Bazel build the checker correctly.
-    #
-    # Bazel py_binaries require a .runfiles directory to be present, but for
-    # some reason or another it does not provide a good way to extract those
-    # for building as a dependency from a PyInfo provider.
-    #
-    # https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues/7357
-    checker = ctx.actions.declare_file(ctx.label.name + ".checker-witness")
-    ctx.actions.run_shell(
-        tools = [ctx.executable.licence_check],
-        outputs = [checker],
-        command = 'touch "{}"'.format(checker.path),
-    )
-
     workspace = ctx.file.workspace.path if ctx.file.workspace else ""
     script = ctx.actions.declare_file(ctx.label.name + ".bash")
     ctx.actions.expand_template(
         template = ctx.file._runner,
         output = script,
         substitutions = {
-            "@@LICENCE_CHECKER@@": ctx.executable.licence_check.path,
-            "@@CONFIG@@": config.path,
+            "@@LICENCE_CHECKER@@": ctx.executable.licence_check.short_path,
+            "@@CONFIG@@": config.short_path,
             "@@WORKSPACE@@": workspace,
         },
         is_executable = True,
     )
 
-    files = [config, checker]
+    files = [config]
     if ctx.file.workspace:
         files.append(ctx.file.workspace)
 
diff --git a/tests/.gitignore b/tests/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..648fc0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+MODULE.bazel.lock
diff --git a/tests/BUILD b/tests/BUILD
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bbb5512
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/BUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Copyright lowRISC contributors.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0, see LICENSE for details.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+load("@lowrisc_misc_linters//rules:rules.bzl", "licence_test")
+
+licence_test(
+    name = "licence_check",
+    exclude_patterns = ["file_without_licence.txt"],
+    licence = """
+    Copyright lowRISC contributors.
+    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0, see LICENSE for details.
+    SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+    """,
+    workspace = ":MODULE.bazel",
+)
diff --git a/tests/MODULE.bazel b/tests/MODULE.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..076dc60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/MODULE.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Copyright lowRISC contributors.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0, see LICENSE for details.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+module(name = "lowrisc_misc_linters_tests")
+
+bazel_dep(name = "lowrisc_misc_linters")
+local_path_override(module_name = "lowrisc_misc_linters", path = "../")
+
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "0.34.0")
+python = use_extension("@rules_python//python/extensions:python.bzl", "python")
+python.toolchain(python_version = "3.9")
+
diff --git a/tests/WORKSPACE b/tests/WORKSPACE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d4e96b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/WORKSPACE
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Copyright lowRISC contributors.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0, see LICENSE for details.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+local_repository(
+    name = "lowrisc_misc_linters",
+    path = "..",
+)
+
+load("@lowrisc_misc_linters//rules:repos.bzl", "lowrisc_misc_linters_repos")
+lowrisc_misc_linters_repos()
+load("@lowrisc_misc_linters//rules:deps.bzl", "lowrisc_misc_linters_dependencies")
+lowrisc_misc_linters_dependencies()
+load("@lowrisc_misc_linters//rules:pip.bzl", "lowrisc_misc_linters_pip_dependencies")
+lowrisc_misc_linters_pip_dependencies()
+load("@lowrisc_misc_linters_pip//:requirements.bzl", "install_deps")
+install_deps()
diff --git a/tests/file_with_licence.txt b/tests/file_with_licence.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ade057
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/file_with_licence.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Copyright lowRISC contributors.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0, see LICENSE for details.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+This file has a licence!
diff --git a/tests/file_without_licence.txt b/tests/file_without_licence.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2769225
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/file_without_licence.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This file intentionally has no licence.