diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 2c2d1e2..f5154c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ name: CI
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - main
+      - master
   pull_request:
     branches:
-      - main
+      - master
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.ref }}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index addcfc0..3484026 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,19 +5,6 @@ For example, it might be useful to test cryptographic code in solidity from rust
 proofs is possible so it can then be verified by your solidity contracts. This uses forge internally, so your solidity project
 should also be a foundry project as well.
 
-Ensure that your test crate lives within the solidity project such that the solidity project is
-one folder above your rust test crate. eg
-
-```
-solidity/
-├── src/
-├── lib/
-├── scripts/
-├── rust-test-crate/
-│   ├── src/
-│   ├── Cargo.toml
-└── foundry.toml
-```
 
 ## installation
 
@@ -35,7 +22,7 @@ use forge_testsuite::Runner;
 
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn contract_tests() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
-    let mut runner = Runner::new();
+    let mut runner = Runner::new(PathBuf::from("/path/to/your/foundry/project"));
     
     // print a list of all detected test contracts
     println!("{:?}", runner.contracts);
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 40c308c..0f75cf1 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -16,21 +16,10 @@
 //! Some utilities for testing solidity contracts in rust.
 //! It might be useful to test cryptographic code in solidity from rust generating the necessary
 //! proofs to be then verified.
-//!
-//! Ensure that your test crate lives within the solidity project such that the solidity project is
-//! one folder above your rust test crate. eg
-//! solidity/
-//! ├── src/
-//! ├── lib/
-//! ├── scripts/
-//! ├── rust-test-crate/
-//! │   ├── src/
-//! │   ├── Cargo.toml
-//! └── foundry.toml
 
 use ethers::{
     abi::{Detokenize, Tokenize},
-    solc::{remappings::Remapping, Project, ProjectCompileOutput, ProjectPathsConfig},
+    solc::{remappings::Remapping, Project, ProjectPathsConfig},
     types::{Log, U256},
 };
 use forge::{
@@ -44,19 +33,32 @@ use forge::{
 use foundry_config::{fs_permissions::PathPermission, Config, FsPermissions};
 use foundry_evm::{
     decode::decode_console_logs,
-    executor::{Backend, EvmError, ExecutorBuilder},
+    executor::{Backend, EvmError, ExecutorBuilder, SpecId},
     Address,
 };
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
-use std::{
-    fmt::Debug,
-    fs,
-    path::{Path, PathBuf},
-};
+use std::{fmt::Debug, fs, path::PathBuf};
 
-static PROJECT: Lazy<Project> = Lazy::new(|| {
-    // root should be configurable
-    let root = manifest_root();
+static EVM_OPTS: Lazy<EvmOpts> = Lazy::new(|| EvmOpts {
+    env: Env {
+        gas_limit: 18446744073709551615,
+        chain_id: Some(foundry_common::DEV_CHAIN_ID),
+        tx_origin: Config::DEFAULT_SENDER,
+        block_number: 1,
+        block_timestamp: 1,
+        code_size_limit: Some(usize::MAX),
+        ..Default::default()
+    },
+    sender: Config::DEFAULT_SENDER,
+    initial_balance: U256::MAX,
+    ffi: true,
+    memory_limit: 2u64.pow(24),
+    ..Default::default()
+});
+
+/// Builds a non-tracing runner
+fn runner_with_root(root: PathBuf) -> MultiContractRunner {
+    dbg!(&root);
     let mut paths = ProjectPathsConfig::builder().root(root.clone()).build().unwrap();
 
     // parse remappings from remappings.txt.
@@ -81,58 +83,24 @@ static PROJECT: Lazy<Project> = Lazy::new(|| {
             paths.remappings.push(mapping)
         });
 
-    Project::builder().paths(paths).build().unwrap()
-});
+    let project = Project::builder().paths(paths).build().unwrap();
 
-static EVM_OPTS: Lazy<EvmOpts> = Lazy::new(|| EvmOpts {
-    env: Env {
-        gas_limit: 18446744073709551615,
-        chain_id: Some(foundry_common::DEV_CHAIN_ID),
-        tx_origin: Config::DEFAULT_SENDER,
-        block_number: 1,
-        block_timestamp: 1,
-        code_size_limit: Some(usize::MAX),
-        ..Default::default()
-    },
-    sender: Config::DEFAULT_SENDER,
-    initial_balance: U256::MAX,
-    ffi: true,
-    memory_limit: 2u64.pow(24),
-    ..Default::default()
-});
-
-static COMPILED: Lazy<ProjectCompileOutput> = Lazy::new(|| {
-    let out = (*PROJECT).compile().unwrap();
-    if out.has_compiler_errors() {
-        eprintln!("{out}");
+    let compiled = project.compile().unwrap();
+    if compiled.has_compiler_errors() {
+        eprintln!("{compiled}");
         panic!("Compiled with errors");
     }
-    out
-});
-
-/// Builds a base runner
-fn base_runner() -> MultiContractRunnerBuilder {
-    MultiContractRunnerBuilder::default().sender(EVM_OPTS.sender)
-}
-
-fn manifest_root() -> PathBuf {
-    let mut root = Path::new(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"));
-
-    root = root.parent().unwrap();
-    root.to_path_buf()
-}
-
-/// Builds a non-tracing runner
-fn runner_with_config(mut config: Config) -> MultiContractRunner {
-    use foundry_evm::executor::SpecId;
 
-    config.allow_paths.push(manifest_root());
+    let mut config = Config::with_root(root.clone());
+    config.fs_permissions = FsPermissions::new(vec![PathPermission::read_write(root.clone())]);
+    config.allow_paths.push(root.clone());
 
-    base_runner()
+    MultiContractRunnerBuilder::default()
+        .sender(EVM_OPTS.sender)
         .with_cheats_config(CheatsConfig::new(&config, &EVM_OPTS))
         .evm_spec(SpecId::MERGE)
         .sender(config.sender)
-        .build(&PROJECT.paths.root, (*COMPILED).clone(), EVM_OPTS.local_evm_env(), EVM_OPTS.clone())
+        .build(&project.paths.root, compiled.clone(), EVM_OPTS.local_evm_env(), EVM_OPTS.clone())
         .unwrap()
 }
 
@@ -155,11 +123,8 @@ impl AsMut<MultiContractRunner> for Runner {
 
 impl Runner {
     /// Builds a non-tracing runner
-    pub fn new() -> Self {
-        let mut config = Config::with_root(PROJECT.root());
-        config.fs_permissions =
-            FsPermissions::new(vec![PathPermission::read_write(manifest_root())]);
-        Self { runner: runner_with_config(config) }
+    pub fn new(root: PathBuf) -> Self {
+        Self { runner: runner_with_root(root) }
     }
 
     /// Deploy a contract with the provided name and return a handle for executing it's methods.