diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-results-linux.yml b/.github/workflows/test-results-linux.yml
index 41ce59577..23a6b7a23 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-results-linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-results-linux.yml
@@ -38,3 +38,4 @@ jobs:
                 name: ${{matrix.config.name}}
                 path: "**/My Projects/Torque3D/game/test_detail.xml"
                 reporter: java-junit
+                output-to: 'checks'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-results-mac.yml b/.github/workflows/test-results-mac.yml
index 6e50b530c..867582e53 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-results-mac.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-results-mac.yml
@@ -38,3 +38,4 @@ jobs:
                 name: ${{matrix.config.name}}
                 path: "**/My Projects/Torque3D/game/test_detail.xml"
                 reporter: java-junit
+                output-to: 'checks'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-results-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/test-results-windows.yml
index 1e0052340..3bd32a0c9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-results-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-results-windows.yml
@@ -38,3 +38,4 @@ jobs:
                 name: ${{matrix.config.name}}
                 path: "**/My Projects/Torque3D/game/test_detail.xml"
                 reporter: java-junit
+                output-to: 'checks'
diff --git a/Engine/source/platformPOSIX/POSIXFileio.cpp b/Engine/source/platformPOSIX/POSIXFileio.cpp
index cc5eb9299..b5b76c872 100644
--- a/Engine/source/platformPOSIX/POSIXFileio.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/platformPOSIX/POSIXFileio.cpp
@@ -1017,8 +1017,10 @@ bool Platform::isFile(const char *pFilePath)
     // Get file info
     struct stat fStat;
     if (stat(pFilePath, &fStat) == 0)
-       if ((fStat.st_mode & S_IFMT) == S_IFREG)
-          return true;
+       return true;
+
+    if ((fStat.st_mode & S_IFMT) == S_IFREG)
+       return true;
    
     // Since stat failed see if it exists in a zip file loaded
     if (Torque::FS::IsFile(pFilePath))
diff --git a/Engine/source/testing/unitTesting.cpp b/Engine/source/testing/unitTesting.cpp
index f14647785..e7b5ceaa9 100644
--- a/Engine/source/testing/unitTesting.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/testing/unitTesting.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "console/codeBlock.h"
 #include "console/engineAPI.h"
 #include "console/consoleInternal.h"
+#include "gfx/gfxInit.h"
 
 #if defined(TORQUE_OS_WIN)
 #define _CRTDBG_MAP_ALLOC
@@ -145,42 +146,38 @@ private:
    const char* mFunctionName;
 };
 
-// uncomment to debug tests and use the test explorer.
-//#define TEST_EXPLORER
-#if !defined(TEST_EXPLORER)
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
-      StandardMainLoop::init();
-      StandardMainLoop::handleCommandLine(argc, (const char**)argv);
-      StandardMainLoop::shutdown();
-      return StandardMainLoop::getReturnStatus();
-}
-#else
-int main(int argc, char** argv)
-{
-   StandardMainLoop::init();
+   testing::GTEST_FLAG(output) = "xml:test_detail.xml";
+   testing::GTEST_FLAG(stack_trace_depth) = 10;
+
    printf("Running main() from %s\n", __FILE__);
-   // setup simular to runTests
-   Con::evaluate("GFXInit::createNullDevice();");
-   Con::evaluate("if (!isObject(GuiDefaultProfile)) new GuiControlProfile(GuiDefaultProfile){}; if (!isObject(GuiTooltipProfile)) new GuiControlProfile(GuiTooltipProfile){};");
+   // Initialize Google Test.
    testing::InitGoogleTest(&argc, argv);
 
-   // Fetch the unit test instance.
-   testing::UnitTest& unitTest = *testing::UnitTest::GetInstance();
-   // Fetch the unit test event listeners.
-   testing::TestEventListeners& listeners = unitTest.listeners();
+   // torques handle command.
+   StandardMainLoop::init();
+   // setup torque for testing.
+   GFXInit::enumerateAdapters();
+   GFXAdapter* a = GFXInit::chooseAdapter(NullDevice, "");
+   GFXDevice* newDevice = GFX;
+   if (newDevice == NULL)
+      newDevice = GFXInit::createDevice(a);
+   newDevice->setAllowRender(false);
 
-   listeners.Append(new MemoryLeakDetector());
+   // required for tests that add gui elements.
+   Con::evaluate("if (!isObject(GuiDefaultProfile)) new GuiControlProfile(GuiDefaultProfile){}; if (!isObject(GuiTooltipProfile)) new GuiControlProfile(GuiTooltipProfile){};");
 
-   // Add the Torque unit test listener.
-   listeners.Append(new TorqueUnitTestListener(true));
+   // this call is to add the tests that exist in runTests.tscript
+   // note these tests will not appear in the test explorer.
+   if(argc > 1)
+      StandardMainLoop::handleCommandLine(argc, (const char**)argv);
 
+   // run tests.
    int res = RUN_ALL_TESTS();
-
    StandardMainLoop::shutdown();
    return res;
 }
-#endif
 
 DefineEngineFunction(addUnitTest, void, (const char* function), ,
    "Add a TorqueScript function as a GTest unit test.\n"
@@ -227,58 +224,3 @@ DefineEngineFunction(expectTrue, void, (bool test, const char* message), (""),
 {
    EXPECT_TRUE(test) << scriptFileMessage(message).c_str();
 }
-
-DefineEngineFunction(runAllUnitTests, int, (const char* testSpecs, const char* reportFormat), (""),
-   "Runs engine unit tests. Some tests are marked as 'stress' tests which do not "
-   "necessarily check correctness, just performance or possible nondeterministic "
-   "glitches. There may also be interactive or networking tests which may be "
-   "excluded by using the testSpecs argument.\n"
-   "This function should only be called once per executable run, because of "
-   "googletest's design.\n\n"
-
-   "@param testSpecs A space-sepatated list of filters for test cases. "
-   "See https://code.google.com/p/googletest/wiki/AdvancedGuide#Running_a_Subset_of_the_Tests "
-   "and http://stackoverflow.com/a/14021997/945863 "
-   "for a description of the flag format.")
-{
-   Vector<char*> args;
-   args.push_back(NULL); // Program name is unused by googletest.
-   String specsArg;
-   if (dStrlen(testSpecs) > 0)
-   {
-      specsArg = testSpecs;
-      specsArg.replace(' ', ':');
-      specsArg.insert(0, "--gtest_filter=");
-      args.push_back(const_cast<char*>(specsArg.c_str()));
-   }
-
-   String reportFormatArg;
-   if (dStrlen(reportFormat) > 0)
-   {
-      reportFormatArg = String::ToString("--gtest_output=%s", reportFormat);
-      args.push_back(const_cast<char*>(reportFormatArg.c_str()));
-   }
-   S32 argc = args.size();
-   
-   // Initialize Google Test.
-   testing::InitGoogleTest(&argc, args.address());
-   
-   // Fetch the unit test instance.
-   testing::UnitTest& unitTest = *testing::UnitTest::GetInstance();
-
-   // Fetch the unit test event listeners.
-   testing::TestEventListeners& listeners = unitTest.listeners();
-
-   // Release the default listener.
-   delete listeners.Release(listeners.default_result_printer());
-
-   // Add the Torque unit test listener.
-   listeners.Append(new TorqueUnitTestListener(false));
-
-   // Perform googletest run.
-   Con::printf("\nUnit Tests Starting...\n");
-   const S32 result = RUN_ALL_TESTS();
-   Con::printf("... Unit Tests Ended.\n");
-
-   return result;
-}
diff --git a/Templates/BaseGame/game/runTests.tscript b/Templates/BaseGame/game/runTests.tscript
index 25b53dd99..f22a98f77 100644
--- a/Templates/BaseGame/game/runTests.tscript
+++ b/Templates/BaseGame/game/runTests.tscript
@@ -1,13 +1,6 @@
-// Placeholder initialisation that the tests expect
-GFXInit::createNullDevice();
+// put script tests here
 
-if(!isObject(GuiDefaultProfile))
-    new GuiControlProfile (GuiDefaultProfile) {};
-if(!isObject(GuiTooltipProfile))
-    new GuiControlProfile (GuiTooltipProfile) {};
-
-setLogMode(2);
-$Con::LogBufferEnabled = false;
-$Testing::CheckMemoryLeaks = false;
-runAllUnitTests("-*.Stress*", "xml");
-quit();
+function MyTest() {
+   expectTrue(2+2 == 4, "basic math should work");
+}
+addUnitTest(MyTest);
\ No newline at end of file