diff --git a/tests/core/Makefile b/tests/core/Makefile
index 8454ea271..65af21204 100644
--- a/tests/core/Makefile
+++ b/tests/core/Makefile
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ download_test_assets:
 	$(PYTHON) download_assets.py
 
 image_test:
-	$(ODIN) test image/test_core_image.odin
+	$(ODIN) run image/test_core_image.odin
 
 compress_test:
-	$(ODIN) test compress/test_core_compress.odin
+	$(ODIN) run compress/test_core_compress.odin
 
 strings_test:
-	$(ODIN) test strings/test_core_strings.odin
+	$(ODIN) run strings/test_core_strings.odin
diff --git a/tests/core/build.bat b/tests/core/build.bat
index 849384bee..d298bfc3e 100644
--- a/tests/core/build.bat
+++ b/tests/core/build.bat
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@ python3 download_assets.py
 echo ---
 echo Running core:image tests
 echo ---
-%PATH_TO_ODIN% test image    %COMMON%
+%PATH_TO_ODIN% run image    %COMMON%
 
 echo ---
 echo Running core:compress tests
 echo ---
-%PATH_TO_ODIN% test compress %COMMON%
+%PATH_TO_ODIN% run compress %COMMON%
 
 echo ---
 echo Running core:strings tests
 echo ---
-%PATH_TO_ODIN% test strings %COMMON%
+%PATH_TO_ODIN% run strings %COMMON%
diff --git a/tests/core/compress/test_core_compress.odin b/tests/core/compress/test_core_compress.odin
index ae0712c7a..e2b0b8d9f 100644
--- a/tests/core/compress/test_core_compress.odin
+++ b/tests/core/compress/test_core_compress.odin
@@ -22,14 +22,27 @@ import "core:mem"
 import "core:os"
 import "core:io"
 
+TEST_count := 0
+TEST_fail  := 0
+
 when ODIN_TEST {
-	expect  :: testing.expect
+    expect  :: testing.expect
+    log     :: testing.log
 } else {
-	expect  :: proc(t: ^testing.T, condition: bool, message: string) {
-		if !condition {
-			fmt.println(message)
-		}
-	}
+    expect  :: proc(t: ^testing.T, condition: bool, message: string, loc := #caller_location) {
+        fmt.printf("[%v] ", loc)
+        TEST_count += 1
+        if !condition {
+            TEST_fail += 1
+            fmt.println(message)
+            return
+        }
+        fmt.println(" PASS")
+    }
+    log     :: proc(t: ^testing.T, v: any, loc := #caller_location) {
+        fmt.printf("[%v] ", loc)
+        fmt.printf("log: %v\n", v)
+    }
 }
 
 main :: proc() {
@@ -37,6 +50,8 @@ main :: proc() {
 	t := testing.T{w=w}
 	zlib_test(&t)
 	gzip_test(&t)
+
+	fmt.printf("%v/%v tests successful.\n", TEST_count - TEST_fail, TEST_count)
 }
 
 @test
diff --git a/tests/core/image/test_core_image.odin b/tests/core/image/test_core_image.odin
index 381b89eae..339faff58 100644
--- a/tests/core/image/test_core_image.odin
+++ b/tests/core/image/test_core_image.odin
@@ -25,26 +25,39 @@ import "core:os"
 import "core:time"
 
 import "core:runtime"
-import "core:io"
 
 WRITE_PPM_ON_FAIL :: #config(WRITE_PPM_ON_FAIL, false)
 TEST_SUITE_PATH   :: "assets/PNG"
 
+TEST_count := 0
+TEST_fail  := 0
+
 when ODIN_TEST {
-	expect  :: testing.expect
+    expect  :: testing.expect
+    log     :: testing.log
 } else {
-	expect  :: proc(t: ^testing.T, condition: bool, message: string) {
-		if !condition {
-			fmt.println(message)
-		}
-	}
+    expect  :: proc(t: ^testing.T, condition: bool, message: string, loc := #caller_location) {
+        fmt.printf("[%v] ", loc)
+        TEST_count += 1
+        if !condition {
+            TEST_fail += 1
+            fmt.println(message)
+            return
+        }
+        fmt.println(" PASS")
+    }
+    log     :: proc(t: ^testing.T, v: any, loc := #caller_location) {
+        fmt.printf("[%v] ", loc)
+        fmt.printf("log: %v\n", v)
+    }
 }
 I_Error :: image.Error
 
 main :: proc() {
-	w, _ := io.to_writer(os.stream_from_handle(os.stdout))
-	t := testing.T{w=w}
+	t := testing.T{}
 	png_test(&t)
+
+	fmt.printf("%v/%v tests successful.\n", TEST_count - TEST_fail, TEST_count)
 }
 
 PNG_Test :: struct {
diff --git a/tests/core/strings/test_core_strings.odin b/tests/core/strings/test_core_strings.odin
index c9da5a688..fc1518349 100644
--- a/tests/core/strings/test_core_strings.odin
+++ b/tests/core/strings/test_core_strings.odin
@@ -2,28 +2,62 @@ package test_core_image
 
 import "core:strings"
 import "core:testing"
+import "core:fmt"
+
+TEST_count := 0
+TEST_fail  := 0
+
+when ODIN_TEST {
+    expect  :: testing.expect
+    log     :: testing.log
+} else {
+    expect  :: proc(t: ^testing.T, condition: bool, message: string, loc := #caller_location) {
+        fmt.printf("[%v] ", loc)
+        TEST_count += 1
+        if !condition {
+            TEST_fail += 1
+            fmt.println(message)
+            return
+        }
+        fmt.println(" PASS")
+    }
+    log     :: proc(t: ^testing.T, v: any, loc := #caller_location) {
+        fmt.printf("[%v] ", loc)
+        fmt.printf("log: %v\n", v)
+    }
+}
+
+main :: proc() {
+    t := testing.T{}
+    test_index_any_small_string_not_found(&t)
+    test_index_any_larger_string_not_found(&t)
+    test_index_any_small_string_found(&t)
+    test_index_any_larger_string_found(&t)
+
+    fmt.printf("%v/%v tests successful.\n", TEST_count - TEST_fail, TEST_count)
+}
 
 @test
 test_index_any_small_string_not_found :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
     index := strings.index_any(".", "/:\"")
-    testing.log(t, index)
-    testing.expect(t, index == -1, "index_any should be negative")
+    log(t, index)
+    expect(t, index == -1, "index_any should be negative")
 }
 
 @test
 test_index_any_larger_string_not_found :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
     index := strings.index_any("aaaaaaaa.aaaaaaaa", "/:\"")
-    testing.expect(t, index == -1, "index_any should be negative")
+    expect(t, index == -1, "index_any should be negative")
 }
 
 @test
 test_index_any_small_string_found :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
     index := strings.index_any(".", "/:.\"")
-    testing.expect(t, index == 0, "index_any should be 0")
+    expect(t, index == 0, "index_any should be 0")
 }
 
 @test
 test_index_any_larger_string_found :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
     index := strings.index_any("aaaaaaaa:aaaaaaaa", "/:\"")
-    testing.expect(t, index == 8, "index_any should be 8")
+    expect(t, index == 8, "index_any should be 8")
 }