diff --git a/modules/testing.nix b/modules/testing.nix
index 082143c..6653ce5 100644
--- a/modules/testing.nix
+++ b/modules/testing.nix
@@ -107,11 +107,14 @@ let
       '';
     };
 
-  testOptions = {config, ...}: let
-    modules = [config.module ./test.nix {
-      config._module.args = {
-        test = config;
-      } // cfg.args;
+  testOptions = { config, ... }: let
+    modules = [config.module ./test.nix ./base.nix {
+      config = {
+        kubenix.project = mkDefault config.name;
+        _module.args = {
+          test = config;
+        } // cfg.args;
+      };
     }] ++ cfg.defaults;
 
     test = (kubenix.evalModules {
diff --git a/tests/k8s/submodule.nix b/tests/k8s/submodule.nix
index b638637..5a9d23b 100644
--- a/tests/k8s/submodule.nix
+++ b/tests/k8s/submodule.nix
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ in {
     }];
   };
 
-  kubenix.project = "test-release";
-
   kubernetes.namespace = "test-namespace";
 
   submodules.imports = [{