diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index f700a891..cb6ce3ea 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -7,10 +7,14 @@
             "type": "extensionHost",
             "request": "launch",
             "runtimeExecutable": "${execPath}",
-            "args": ["--extensionDevelopmentPath=${workspaceRoot}" ],
+            "args": [
+                "--extensionDevelopmentPath=${workspaceFolder}"
+            ],
             "stopOnEntry": false,
             "sourceMaps": true,
-            "outFiles": [ "${workspaceRoot}/out/src/**/*.js" ],
+            "outFiles": [
+                "${workspaceFolder}/out/src/**/*.js"
+            ],
             "preLaunchTask": "npm"
         },
         {
@@ -18,11 +22,20 @@
             "type": "extensionHost",
             "request": "launch",
             "runtimeExecutable": "${execPath}",
-            "args": ["test/resources/sample.f90","--extensionDevelopmentPath=${workspaceRoot}", "--extensionTestsPath=${workspaceRoot}/out/test" ],
+            "env": {
+                "CODE_TESTS_WORKSPACE": "./"
+            },
+            "args": [
+                "test/resources/sample.f90",
+                "--disable-extensions",
+                "--extensionDevelopmentPath=${workspaceFolder}",
+                "--extensionTestsPath=${workspaceFolder}/out/test"
+            ],
             "stopOnEntry": false,
             "sourceMaps": true,
-            "outFiles": [ "${workspaceRoot}/out/test/**/*.js" ],
-            "preLaunchTask": "npm"
+            "outFiles": [
+                "${workspaceFolder}/out/test/**/*.js"
+            ]
         }
     ]
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/extension.test.ts b/test/extension.test.ts
index a034bc80..8f48b155 100644
--- a/test/extension.test.ts
+++ b/test/extension.test.ts
@@ -5,19 +5,18 @@
 
 // The module 'assert' provides assertion methods from node
 import * as assert from "assert";
-import * as fs from "fs";
 
 // You can import and use all API from the 'vscode' module
 // as well as import your extension to test it
 import * as vscode from "vscode";
-import * as myExtension from "../src/extension";
+import * as path from 'path';
 import { FortranDocumentSymbolProvider } from "../src/features/document-symbol-provider";
 
 // Defines a Mocha test suite to group tests of similar kind together
 suite("Extension Tests", () => {
   test("symbol provider works as expected", async () => {
-    const filePath = "/test/resources/sample.f90";
-    const openPath = vscode.Uri.file(`${vscode.workspace.rootPath}${filePath}`);
+    const filePath = path.resolve(__dirname, "../../test/resources/sample.f90");
+    const openPath = vscode.Uri.file(filePath);
     const doc = await vscode.workspace.openTextDocument(openPath);
     vscode.window.showTextDocument(doc);
     const symbolProvider = new FortranDocumentSymbolProvider();