diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c6178a6..34af565 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -137,3 +137,9 @@ orcli uses [bashly](https://github.com/DannyBen/bashly/) for generating the one-
   ```sh
   bashly generate --upgrade
   ```
+
+4. Run tests
+
+  ```sh
+  ./orcli test
+  ```
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diff --git a/orcli b/orcli
index 9fda828..9a6b339 100755
--- a/orcli
+++ b/orcli
@@ -1043,13 +1043,6 @@ orcli_test_command() {
   # src/test_command.sh
   # shellcheck shell=bash disable=SC2154
 
-  # check existence of files
-  if ! [[ -f "tests/help.sh" ]]; then
-      error "Cannot open test files!"
-  fi
-  cd "tests"
-  files=(*.sh)
-
   # locate orcli and OpenRefine
   scriptpath=$(dirname "$(readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")
   if [[ -x "${scriptpath}/refine" ]]; then
@@ -1058,6 +1051,13 @@ orcli_test_command() {
       error "OpenRefine's startup script (refine) not found!" "Did you put orcli in your OpenRefine app dir?"
   fi
 
+  # check existence of files
+  if ! [[ -f "tests/help.sh" ]]; then
+      error "Cannot open test files!"
+  fi
+  cd "tests"
+  files=(*.sh)
+
   # create tmp directory
   OPENREFINE_TMPDIR="$(mktemp -d)"
   trap '{ rm -rf "$OPENREFINE_TMPDIR"; }' 0 2 3 15
diff --git a/src/test_command.sh b/src/test_command.sh
index 77a8b0e..65b9113 100644
--- a/src/test_command.sh
+++ b/src/test_command.sh
@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
 # shellcheck shell=bash disable=SC2154
 
-# check existence of files
-if ! [[ -f "tests/help.sh" ]]; then
-    error "Cannot open test files!"
-fi
-cd "tests"
-files=(*.sh)
-
 # locate orcli and OpenRefine
 scriptpath=$(dirname "$(readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")
 if [[ -x "${scriptpath}/refine" ]]; then
@@ -15,6 +8,13 @@ else
     error "OpenRefine's startup script (refine) not found!" "Did you put orcli in your OpenRefine app dir?"
 fi
 
+# check existence of files
+if ! [[ -f "tests/help.sh" ]]; then
+    error "Cannot open test files!"
+fi
+cd "tests"
+files=(*.sh)
+
 # create tmp directory
 OPENREFINE_TMPDIR="$(mktemp -d)"
 trap '{ rm -rf "$OPENREFINE_TMPDIR"; }' 0 2 3 15