diff --git a/src/Support/Backtrace.php b/src/Support/Backtrace.php
index 78d7cfc7..24d856a6 100644
--- a/src/Support/Backtrace.php
+++ b/src/Support/Backtrace.php
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ final class Backtrace
 
             $traceFile = str_replace(DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR, '/', $trace[self::FILE]);
 
-            if (Str::endsWith($traceFile, 'overrides/Runner/TestSuiteLoader.php')) {
+            if (
+                Str::endsWith($traceFile, 'overrides/Runner/TestSuiteLoader.php') ||
+                Str::endsWith($traceFile, 'src/Bootstrappers/BootFiles.php')
+            ) {
                 break;
             }
 
diff --git a/tests/.snapshots/collision-parallel.txt b/tests/.snapshots/collision-parallel.txt
index 020b45c0..b8c408e6 100644
--- a/tests/.snapshots/collision-parallel.txt
+++ b/tests/.snapshots/collision-parallel.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-  ⨯.
+  .⨯.
   ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────  
    FAILED  Tests\Fixtures\CollisionTest > error                     Exception   
   error
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@
   2   src/Factories/TestCaseMethodFactory.php:100
 
 
-  Tests:    1 failed, 1 passed (1 assertions)
\ No newline at end of file
+  Tests:    1 failed, 2 passed (2 assertions)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/.snapshots/success.txt b/tests/.snapshots/success.txt
index db60e4ae..07446296 100644
--- a/tests/.snapshots/success.txt
+++ b/tests/.snapshots/success.txt
@@ -673,6 +673,7 @@
   ✓ it throws error if method do not exist
   ✓ it can forward unexpected calls to any global function
   ✓ it can use helpers from helpers file
+  ✓ it can use helpers from helpers directory
 
    PASS  Tests\Features\HigherOrderTests
   ✓ it proxies calls to object
@@ -789,6 +790,9 @@
    PASS  Tests\Fixtures\ExampleTest
   ✓ it example 2
 
+   PASS  Tests\Helpers\TestInHelpers
+  ✓ it executes tests in the Helpers directory
+
    PASS  Tests\Hooks\AfterAllTest
   ✓ global afterAll execution order
   ✓ it only gets called once per file
@@ -1009,4 +1013,4 @@
    PASS  Tests\Visual\Version
   ✓ visual snapshot of help command output
 
-  Tests:    2 deprecated, 3 warnings, 4 incomplete, 1 notice, 4 todos, 14 skipped, 706 passed (1707 assertions)
\ No newline at end of file
+  Tests:    2 deprecated, 3 warnings, 4 incomplete, 1 notice, 4 todos, 14 skipped, 708 passed (1709 assertions)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/Features/Helpers.php b/tests/Features/Helpers.php
index 90663554..e32faffa 100644
--- a/tests/Features/Helpers.php
+++ b/tests/Features/Helpers.php
@@ -44,3 +44,5 @@ it('throws error if method do not exist', function () {
 it('can forward unexpected calls to any global function')->_assertThat();
 
 it('can use helpers from helpers file')->myAssertTrue(true);
+
+it('can use helpers from helpers directory')->myDirectoryAssertTrue(true);
diff --git a/tests/Helpers/Helper.php b/tests/Helpers/Helper.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b5958142
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Helpers/Helper.php
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?php
+
+function myDirectoryAssertTrue($value)
+{
+    test()->assertTrue($value);
+}
diff --git a/tests/Helpers/TestInHelpers.php b/tests/Helpers/TestInHelpers.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..91dcb038
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Helpers/TestInHelpers.php
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<?php
+
+it('executes tests in the Helpers directory', function () {
+    expect(true)->toBeTrue();
+});
diff --git a/tests/Visual/Parallel.php b/tests/Visual/Parallel.php
index 03b18ce1..51f39a23 100644
--- a/tests/Visual/Parallel.php
+++ b/tests/Visual/Parallel.php
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ $run = function () {
 
 test('parallel', function () use ($run) {
     expect($run('--exclude-group=integration'))
-        ->toContain('Tests:    2 deprecated, 3 warnings, 4 incomplete, 1 notice, 4 todos, 11 skipped, 694 passed (1692 assertions)')
+        ->toContain('Tests:    2 deprecated, 3 warnings, 4 incomplete, 1 notice, 4 todos, 11 skipped, 696 passed (1694 assertions)')
         ->toContain('Parallel: 3 processes');
 })->skip(PHP_OS_FAMILY === 'Windows');
 
 test('a parallel test can extend another test with same name', function () use ($run) {
-    expect($run('tests/Fixtures/Inheritance'))->toContain('Tests:    1 skipped, 1 passed (1 assertions)');
+    expect($run('tests/Fixtures/Inheritance'))->toContain('Tests:    1 skipped, 2 passed (2 assertions)');
 });