diff --git a/test/test_helper.bash b/test/test_helper.bash
index 8d92e89c..9dda3b36 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.bash
+++ b/test/test_helper.bash
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ setup_test_fixture() {
 
 	if command -v rsync &> /dev/null; then
 		# Use rsync to copy Bash-it to the temp folder
-		rsync -qavrKL -d --delete-excluded --exclude=.git --exclude=enabled "$src_topdir" "$BASH_IT"
+		rsync -qavrKL -d --delete-excluded --exclude=.git --exclude=helper.bash --exclude=enabled "$src_topdir" "$BASH_IT"
 	else
 		rm -rf "$BASH_IT"
 		mkdir -p "$BASH_IT"