diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test-powershell-module.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test-powershell-module.yml
index 59eb7da..6856a03 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test-powershell-module.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test-powershell-module.yml
@@ -160,6 +160,10 @@ jobs:
           Write-Output "Copying the module files to the module artifact directory '$moduleArtifactDirectoryPath'."
           Copy-Item -Path $moduleDirectoryPath -Destination $moduleArtifactDirectoryPath -Exclude '*.Tests.ps1' -Recurse -Force
 
+          [string] $moduleTemplateRepoFilesDirectoryPath = Join-Path -Path $moduleDirectoryPath -ChildPath 'TemplateRepoFiles'
+          Write-Output "Copying the module template repo files '$moduleTemplateRepoFilesDirectoryPath' to the module artifact directory '$moduleArtifactDirectoryPath' verbatim, to ensure test files are included."
+          Copy-Item -Path $moduleTemplateRepoFilesDirectoryPath -Destination $moduleArtifactDirectoryPath -Recurse -Force
+
       - name: Create deploy files artifact
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
diff --git a/deploy/Invoke-SmokeTests.ps1 b/deploy/Invoke-SmokeTests.ps1
index d0fab9c..e896882 100644
--- a/deploy/Invoke-SmokeTests.ps1
+++ b/deploy/Invoke-SmokeTests.ps1
@@ -26,12 +26,7 @@ Describe 'New-PowerShellScriptModuleRepository' {
 		$expectedModuleTestsFilePath = Join-Path -Path $expectedModuleDirectoryPath -ChildPath "$moduleName.Tests.ps1"
 
 		# Act.
-		New-PowerShellScriptModuleRepository -RepositoryDirectoryPath $repositoryDirectoryPath -ModuleName $moduleName -OrganizationName $organizationName -Verbose
-
-		Write-Verbose "Module directory path: $repositoryDirectoryPath" -Verbose
-		$paths = Get-ChildItem -Path $repositoryDirectoryPath -Recurse |
-			Select-Object -ExpandProperty FullName
-		Write-Verbose "Paths: $paths" -Verbose
+		New-PowerShellScriptModuleRepository -RepositoryDirectoryPath $repositoryDirectoryPath -ModuleName $moduleName -OrganizationName $organizationName
 
 		# Assert.
 		$expectedModuleDirectoryPath | Should -Exist