diff --git a/tests/MiniScaffold.Tests/Asserts.fs b/tests/MiniScaffold.Tests/Asserts.fs
index f9516418..ea21a10f 100644
--- a/tests/MiniScaffold.Tests/Asserts.fs
+++ b/tests/MiniScaffold.Tests/Asserts.fs
@@ -13,21 +13,51 @@ module Assert =
         | None -> failtest msg
 
     let private tryFindFile file (d : DirectoryInfo) =
-        d.GetFiles()
-        |> Seq.tryFind(fun x -> x.Name = file)
-        |> failIfNoneWithMsg (sprintf "Could not find %s in %s" file d.FullName)
+        let filepath = Path.Combine(d.FullName, file)
+        if  filepath |> File.Exists |> not then
+            failtestf "Could not find %s" filepath
 
     let ``project can build target`` target (d : DirectoryInfo) =
         Builds.executeBuild d.FullName target
 
-    let ``.editorconfig exists`` (d : DirectoryInfo) =
-        tryFindFile ".editorconfig" d
+    let ``.config/dotnet-tools.json exists`` =
+        tryFindFile ".config/dotnet-tools.json"
 
-    let ``.gitattributes exists`` (d : DirectoryInfo) =
-        tryFindFile ".gitattributes" d
+    let ``.github ISSUE_TEMPLATE bug_report exists`` =
+        tryFindFile ".github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md"
 
-    let ``paket.lock exists`` (d : DirectoryInfo) =
-        tryFindFile "paket.lock" d
+    let ``.github ISSUE_TEMPLATE feature_request exists`` =
+        tryFindFile ".github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md"
 
-    let ``paket.dependencies exists`` (d : DirectoryInfo) =
-        tryFindFile "paket.dependencies" d
+    let ``.github workflows build exists`` =
+        tryFindFile ".github/workflows/build.yml"
+
+    let ``.github ISSUE_TEMPLATE exists`` =
+        tryFindFile ".github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md"
+
+    let ``.github PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE exists`` =
+        tryFindFile ".github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md"
+
+    let ``.editorconfig exists`` =
+        tryFindFile ".editorconfig"
+
+    let ``.gitattributes exists`` =
+        tryFindFile ".gitattributes"
+
+    let ``.gitignore exists`` =
+        tryFindFile ".gitignore"
+
+    let ``LICENSE exists`` =
+        tryFindFile "LICENSE.md"
+
+    let ``paket.lock exists`` =
+        tryFindFile "paket.lock"
+
+    let ``paket.dependencies exists`` =
+        tryFindFile "paket.dependencies"
+
+    let ``README exists`` =
+        tryFindFile "README.md"
+
+    let ``RELEASE_NOTES exists`` =
+        tryFindFile "RELEASE_NOTES.md"
diff --git a/tests/MiniScaffold.Tests/Tests.fs b/tests/MiniScaffold.Tests/Tests.fs
index cca0f9ec..dc47fe46 100755
--- a/tests/MiniScaffold.Tests/Tests.fs
+++ b/tests/MiniScaffold.Tests/Tests.fs
@@ -37,11 +37,21 @@ module Tests =
 
 
 
-    let commonAsserts = [
+    let projectStructureAsserts = [
+        Assert.``.config/dotnet-tools.json exists``
+        Assert.``.github ISSUE_TEMPLATE bug_report exists``
+        Assert.``.github ISSUE_TEMPLATE feature_request exists``
+        Assert.``.github workflows build exists``
+        Assert.``.github ISSUE_TEMPLATE exists``
+        Assert.``.github PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE exists``
         Assert.``.editorconfig exists``
         Assert.``.gitattributes exists``
+        Assert.``.gitignore exists``
+        Assert.``LICENSE exists``
         Assert.``paket.dependencies exists``
         Assert.``paket.lock exists``
+        Assert.``README exists``
+        Assert.``RELEASE_NOTES exists``
     ]
 
     [<Tests>]
@@ -51,17 +61,17 @@ module Tests =
             do setup ()
             yield! [
                 "-n MyCoolLib --githubUsername CoolPersonNo2", [
-                    yield! commonAsserts
+                    yield! projectStructureAsserts
                     Assert.``project can build target`` "DotnetPack"
                     Assert.``project can build target`` "BuildDocs"
                     ]
                 // test for dashes in name https://github.com/dotnet/templating/issues/1168#issuecomment-364592031
                 "-n fsharp-data-sample --githubUsername CoolPersonNo2", [
-                    yield! commonAsserts
+                    yield! projectStructureAsserts
                     Assert.``project can build target`` "DotnetPack"
                     ]
                 "-n MyCoolApp --githubUsername CoolPersonNo2 --outputType Console", [
-                    yield! commonAsserts
+                    yield! projectStructureAsserts
                     Assert.``project can build target`` "CreatePackages"
                     ]