diff --git a/internal/test/test.go b/internal/test/test.go
index 4a8940f67b..280dcef927 100644
--- a/internal/test/test.go
+++ b/internal/test/test.go
@@ -5,22 +5,24 @@ package test
 
 import (
 	"flag"
-	"testing"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
 )
 
-func init() {
-	testing.Init()
-	flag.Parse()
-}
-
 // IsTestRun will return whether or not we're operating within the context of a
 // test.
 func IsTestRun() bool {
 	// TODO jimlambrt 4/23 -> convert to go 1.21 built-in func when it's
 	// available in boundary:
 	// https://github.com/golang/go/commit/7f38067acb738c43d870400dd648662d31456f5f#diff-b3e6126779b5ec9d3d6cea7cc54054ba78f4d7a0a6248d9e458bbd9b3d72fce3
-
-	// just check if the test verbose (test.v) has been initialized... we don't
-	// care about it's value.
-	return flag.Lookup("test.v") != nil
+	switch {
+	case flag.Lookup("test.v") != nil:
+		return true
+	case strings.HasSuffix(os.Args[0], ".test"):
+		return true
+	case strings.Contains(os.Args[0], "/_test/"):
+		return true
+	default:
+		return false
+	}
 }