diff --git a/tests/fsharpqa/run.fsharpqa.test.fsx b/tests/fsharpqa/run.fsharpqa.test.fsx
index 101e41f7a2d..45d01450086 100644
--- a/tests/fsharpqa/run.fsharpqa.test.fsx
+++ b/tests/fsharpqa/run.fsharpqa.test.fsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 open System.IO
 open System.Diagnostics
-
+type Env = System.Environment
 let releaseOrDebug = "Debug"
 let setEnvVar name value =
   System.Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(name, value)
@@ -17,27 +17,57 @@ let addToPath path =
 
 let rootFolder = Path.Combine(__SOURCE_DIRECTORY__, "..", "..")
 let compilerBinFolder = Path.Combine(rootFolder, releaseOrDebug, "net40", "bin")
+
+// this needs to be kept in sync with something else somewhere else
+// this is probably outdated
 setEnvVar "CSC_PIPE"      (Path.Combine(rootFolder, "packages", "Microsoft.Net.Compilers.2.7.0", "tools", "csc.exe"))
 setEnvVar "FSC"           (Path.Combine(compilerBinFolder, "fsc.exe"))
 setEnvVar "FSCOREDLLPATH" (Path.Combine(compilerBinFolder, "FSharp.Core.dll"))
+
 addToPath compilerBinFolder
 
 let runPerl arguments =
   // a bit expeditive, but does the deed
   Process.GetProcessesByName("perl") |> Array.iter (fun p -> p.Kill())
   use perlProcess = new Process()
-  perlProcess.StartInfo.set_FileName (Path.Combine(rootFolder, "packages", "StrawberryPerl64.5.22.2.1", "Tools", "perl", "bin", "perl.exe"))
+  let userRoot = Env.SpecialFolder.UserProfile |> Env.GetFolderPath
+
+  let perlExe = 
+    [| userRoot
+       ".nuget"
+       "packages"
+       "strawberryperl64"
+       "5.22.2.1"
+       "Tools"
+       "perl"
+       "bin"
+       "perl.exe" |] 
+    |> Path.Combine
+    |> FileInfo
+    
+  if not perlExe.Exists then failwithf "couldn't find %s, please adjust this script" perlExe.FullName else
+
+  printfn "found perl.exe in %s" perlExe.Directory.FullName
+
+  perlProcess.StartInfo.set_FileName (perlExe.FullName)
   perlProcess.StartInfo.set_Arguments (arguments |> Array.map(fun a -> @"""" + a + @"""") |> String.concat " ")
   perlProcess.StartInfo.set_WorkingDirectory (Path.Combine(rootFolder, "tests", "fsharpqa", "source"))
   perlProcess.StartInfo.set_RedirectStandardOutput true
   perlProcess.StartInfo.set_RedirectStandardError true
   perlProcess.StartInfo.set_UseShellExecute false
+  
+  printfn "starting perl.exe from directory: %s\nwith arguments: %s" perlProcess.StartInfo.WorkingDirectory perlProcess.StartInfo.Arguments
+  
   perlProcess.Start() |> ignore
+  
   while (not perlProcess.StandardOutput.EndOfStream) do
     perlProcess.StandardOutput.ReadLine() |> printfn "%s" 
+  
   while (not perlProcess.StandardError.EndOfStream) do
     perlProcess.StandardError.ReadLine() |> printfn "%s" 
+  
   perlProcess.WaitForExit()
+  
   if perlProcess.ExitCode <> 0 then
     failwithf "exit code: %i" perlProcess.ExitCode