diff --git a/tests/docker.sh b/tests/docker.sh
index dfbc01b..1b621de 100644
--- a/tests/docker.sh
+++ b/tests/docker.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-cd ..;
+set -o posix;
+
+cd "$(dirname "${0}")/.." || exit 1;
 
 echo "Running tests with bash:4.1";
 echo "===========================";
diff --git a/tests/entry.sh b/tests/entry.sh
index f68e343..a6395b1 100644
--- a/tests/entry.sh
+++ b/tests/entry.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-apk add jq curl perl;
+set -o posix;
 
-cd $(dirname "$0");
+echo "Setting up prerequisites...";
+apk -q add jq curl perl;
+
+echo "Installing ell...";
+
+echo -e '#!/usr/bin/env bash\n\n/ell/ell ${@}' > /usr/local/bin/ell;
+chmod +x /usr/local/bin/ell;
+
+cd "$(dirname "${0}")" || exit 1;
 
 echo "Running tests...";
 
diff --git a/tests/logging.sh b/tests/logging.sh
index 9630ce2..f6678d0 100644
--- a/tests/logging.sh
+++ b/tests/logging.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+set -o posix;
+
 export TO_TTY=true;
 
-source $(dirname "$0")/../helpers/logging.sh;
+source "$(dirname "${0}")/../helpers/logging.sh";
 
 export ELL_LOG_LEVEL=5;
 echo "ELL_LOG_LEVEL=${ELL_LOG_LEVEL}";
diff --git a/tests/parse_output.sh b/tests/parse_output.sh
index fbf85c8..cb8b9c8 100644
--- a/tests/parse_output.sh
+++ b/tests/parse_output.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+set -o posix;
+
 echo "";
 echo "gemini stream mode to tty";
 echo "=========================";
@@ -10,14 +12,14 @@ export ELL_API_URL="file://${PWD}/${ELL_API_STYLE}-$([ "x${ELL_API_STREAM}" == "
 export ELL_API_KEY="";
 export ELL_TEMPLATE_PATH="${PWD}/../templates/";
 export ELL_TEMPLATE="default-${ELL_API_STYLE}";
-bash ./../ell test;
+ell test;
 
 echo "";
 echo "gemini no-stream mode to tty";
 echo "============================";
 export ELL_API_STREAM=false;
 export ELL_API_URL="file://${PWD}/${ELL_API_STYLE}-$([ "x${ELL_API_STREAM}" == "xtrue" ] && echo "" || echo "no-")stream.json#";
-bash ./../ell test;
+ell test;
 
 export TO_TTY=false;
 
@@ -31,11 +33,11 @@ export ELL_API_URL="file://${PWD}/${ELL_API_STYLE}-$([ "x${ELL_API_STREAM}" == "
 export ELL_API_KEY="";
 export ELL_TEMPLATE_PATH="${PWD}/../templates/";
 export ELL_TEMPLATE="default-${ELL_API_STYLE}";
-bash ./../ell test;
+ell test;
 
 echo "";
 echo "openai no-stream mode to file";
 echo "=============================";
 export ELL_API_STREAM=false;
 export ELL_API_URL="file://${PWD}/${ELL_API_STYLE}-$([ "x${ELL_API_STREAM}" == "xtrue" ] && echo "" || echo "no-")stream.json#";
-bash ./../ell test;
\ No newline at end of file
+ell test;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/piping.sh b/tests/piping.sh
index e7fb0c9..5ec927e 100644
--- a/tests/piping.sh
+++ b/tests/piping.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+set -o posix;
+
 function inc() {
   while read -r -N 1 char; do
     echo -ne $(( (char + 1) % 10 ));
@@ -8,7 +10,7 @@ function inc() {
 
 export -f inc;
 
-source $(dirname "$0")/../helpers/piping.sh;
+source "$(dirname "${0}")/../helpers/piping.sh";
 
 head -c 256 < /dev/zero | tr '\0' '0' | piping inc inc inc inc inc inc inc inc inc inc inc inc;
 
diff --git a/tests/templating.sh b/tests/templating.sh
index 8fb85b4..a75b295 100644
--- a/tests/templating.sh
+++ b/tests/templating.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+set -o posix;
+
+export ELL_TEMPLATE_PATH='/ell/templates/';
+
+echo "openai template test";
 ell --api-style ell_echo -m gpt-4o --api-stream false test;
 
+echo "gemini template test";
 ell --api-style ell_echo -t default-gemini test;