diff --git a/tests/flakes/flakes.sh b/tests/flakes/flakes.sh
index c99e828f3..67f00a3e5 100644
--- a/tests/flakes/flakes.sh
+++ b/tests/flakes/flakes.sh
@@ -13,13 +13,8 @@ flake7Dir=$TEST_ROOT/flake7
 nonFlakeDir=$TEST_ROOT/nonFlake
 badFlakeDir=$TEST_ROOT/badFlake
 flakeGitBare=$TEST_ROOT/flakeGitBare
-flakeFollowsA=$TEST_ROOT/follows/flakeA
-flakeFollowsB=$TEST_ROOT/follows/flakeA/flakeB
-flakeFollowsC=$TEST_ROOT/follows/flakeA/flakeB/flakeC
-flakeFollowsD=$TEST_ROOT/follows/flakeA/flakeD
-flakeFollowsE=$TEST_ROOT/follows/flakeA/flakeE
 
-for repo in $flake1Dir $flake2Dir $flake3Dir $flake7Dir $nonFlakeDir $flakeFollowsA; do
+for repo in $flake1Dir $flake2Dir $flake3Dir $flake7Dir $nonFlakeDir; do
     # Give one repo a non-main initial branch.
     extraArgs=
     if [[ $repo == $flake2Dir ]]; then
@@ -551,127 +546,6 @@ nix flake lock $flake3Dir --update-input flake2/flake1
 # Test 'nix flake metadata --json'.
 nix flake metadata $flake3Dir --json | jq .
 
-# Test flake follow paths
-mkdir -p $flakeFollowsB
-mkdir -p $flakeFollowsC
-mkdir -p $flakeFollowsD
-mkdir -p $flakeFollowsE
-
-cat > $flakeFollowsA/flake.nix <<EOF
-{
-    description = "Flake A";
-    inputs = {
-        B = {
-            url = "path:./flakeB";
-            inputs.foobar.follows = "foobar";
-        };
-
-        foobar.url = "path:$flakeFollowsA/flakeE";
-    };
-    outputs = { ... }: {};
-}
-EOF
-
-cat > $flakeFollowsB/flake.nix <<EOF
-{
-    description = "Flake B";
-    inputs = {
-        foobar.url = "path:$flakeFollowsA/flakeE";
-        goodoo.follows = "C/goodoo";
-        C = {
-            url = "path:./flakeC";
-            inputs.foobar.follows = "foobar";
-        };
-    };
-    outputs = { ... }: {};
-}
-EOF
-
-cat > $flakeFollowsC/flake.nix <<EOF
-{
-    description = "Flake C";
-    inputs = {
-        foobar.url = "path:$flakeFollowsA/flakeE";
-        goodoo.follows = "foobar";
-    };
-    outputs = { ... }: {};
-}
-EOF
-
-cat > $flakeFollowsD/flake.nix <<EOF
-{
-    description = "Flake D";
-    inputs = {};
-    outputs = { ... }: {};
-}
-EOF
-
-cat > $flakeFollowsE/flake.nix <<EOF
-{
-    description = "Flake E";
-    inputs = {};
-    outputs = { ... }: {};
-}
-EOF
-
-git -C $flakeFollowsA add flake.nix flakeB/flake.nix \
-  flakeB/flakeC/flake.nix flakeD/flake.nix flakeE/flake.nix
-
-nix flake metadata $flakeFollowsA
-
-nix flake update $flakeFollowsA
-
-nix flake lock $flakeFollowsA
-
-oldLock="$(cat "$flakeFollowsA/flake.lock")"
-
-# Ensure that locking twice doesn't change anything
-
-nix flake lock $flakeFollowsA
-
-newLock="$(cat "$flakeFollowsA/flake.lock")"
-
-diff <(echo "$newLock") <(echo "$oldLock")
-
-[[ $(jq -c .nodes.B.inputs.C $flakeFollowsA/flake.lock) = '"C"' ]]
-[[ $(jq -c .nodes.B.inputs.foobar $flakeFollowsA/flake.lock) = '["foobar"]' ]]
-[[ $(jq -c .nodes.C.inputs.foobar $flakeFollowsA/flake.lock) = '["B","foobar"]' ]]
-
-# Ensure removing follows from flake.nix removes them from the lockfile
-
-cat > $flakeFollowsA/flake.nix <<EOF
-{
-    description = "Flake A";
-    inputs = {
-        B = {
-            url = "path:./flakeB";
-        };
-        D.url = "path:./flakeD";
-    };
-    outputs = { ... }: {};
-}
-EOF
-
-nix flake lock $flakeFollowsA
-
-[[ $(jq -c .nodes.B.inputs.foobar $flakeFollowsA/flake.lock) = '"foobar"' ]]
-jq -r -c '.nodes | keys | .[]' $flakeFollowsA/flake.lock | grep "^foobar$"
-
-# Ensure a relative path is not allowed to go outside the store path
-cat > $flakeFollowsA/flake.nix <<EOF
-{
-    description = "Flake A";
-    inputs = {
-        B.url = "path:../flakeB";
-    };
-    outputs = { ... }: {};
-}
-EOF
-
-git -C $flakeFollowsA add flake.nix
-
-nix flake lock $flakeFollowsA 2>&1 | grep 'points outside'
-
 # Test flake in store does not evaluate
 rm -rf $badFlakeDir
 mkdir $badFlakeDir
@@ -680,23 +554,3 @@ nix store delete $(nix store add-path $badFlakeDir)
 
 [[ $(nix path-info      $(nix store add-path $flake1Dir)) =~ flake1 ]]
 [[ $(nix path-info path:$(nix store add-path $flake1Dir)) =~ simple ]]
-
-# Non-existant follows causes an error
-
-cat >$flakeFollowsA/flake.nix <<EOF
-{
-    description = "Flake A";
-    inputs.B = {
-        url = "path:./flakeB";
-        inputs.invalid.follows = "D";
-        inputs.invalid2.url = "path:./flakeD";
-    };
-    inputs.D.url = "path:./flakeD";
-    outputs = { ... }: {};
-}
-EOF
-
-git -C $flakeFollowsA add flake.nix
-
-nix flake lock $flakeFollowsA 2>&1 | grep "warning: input 'B' has an override for a non-existent input 'invalid'"
-nix flake lock $flakeFollowsA 2>&1 | grep "warning: input 'B' has an override for a non-existent input 'invalid2'"
diff --git a/tests/flakes/follow-paths.sh b/tests/flakes/follow-paths.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..19cc1bafa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/flakes/follow-paths.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+source ./common.sh
+
+requireGit
+
+flakeFollowsA=$TEST_ROOT/follows/flakeA
+flakeFollowsB=$TEST_ROOT/follows/flakeA/flakeB
+flakeFollowsC=$TEST_ROOT/follows/flakeA/flakeB/flakeC
+flakeFollowsD=$TEST_ROOT/follows/flakeA/flakeD
+flakeFollowsE=$TEST_ROOT/follows/flakeA/flakeE
+
+# Test following path flakerefs.
+createGitRepo $flakeFollowsA
+mkdir -p $flakeFollowsB
+mkdir -p $flakeFollowsC
+mkdir -p $flakeFollowsD
+mkdir -p $flakeFollowsE
+
+cat > $flakeFollowsA/flake.nix <<EOF
+{
+    description = "Flake A";
+    inputs = {
+        B = {
+            url = "path:./flakeB";
+            inputs.foobar.follows = "foobar";
+        };
+
+        foobar.url = "path:$flakeFollowsA/flakeE";
+    };
+    outputs = { ... }: {};
+}
+EOF
+
+cat > $flakeFollowsB/flake.nix <<EOF
+{
+    description = "Flake B";
+    inputs = {
+        foobar.url = "path:$flakeFollowsA/flakeE";
+        goodoo.follows = "C/goodoo";
+        C = {
+            url = "path:./flakeC";
+            inputs.foobar.follows = "foobar";
+        };
+    };
+    outputs = { ... }: {};
+}
+EOF
+
+cat > $flakeFollowsC/flake.nix <<EOF
+{
+    description = "Flake C";
+    inputs = {
+        foobar.url = "path:$flakeFollowsA/flakeE";
+        goodoo.follows = "foobar";
+    };
+    outputs = { ... }: {};
+}
+EOF
+
+cat > $flakeFollowsD/flake.nix <<EOF
+{
+    description = "Flake D";
+    inputs = {};
+    outputs = { ... }: {};
+}
+EOF
+
+cat > $flakeFollowsE/flake.nix <<EOF
+{
+    description = "Flake E";
+    inputs = {};
+    outputs = { ... }: {};
+}
+EOF
+
+git -C $flakeFollowsA add flake.nix flakeB/flake.nix \
+  flakeB/flakeC/flake.nix flakeD/flake.nix flakeE/flake.nix
+
+nix flake metadata $flakeFollowsA
+
+nix flake update $flakeFollowsA
+
+nix flake lock $flakeFollowsA
+
+oldLock="$(cat "$flakeFollowsA/flake.lock")"
+
+# Ensure that locking twice doesn't change anything
+
+nix flake lock $flakeFollowsA
+
+newLock="$(cat "$flakeFollowsA/flake.lock")"
+
+diff <(echo "$newLock") <(echo "$oldLock")
+
+[[ $(jq -c .nodes.B.inputs.C $flakeFollowsA/flake.lock) = '"C"' ]]
+[[ $(jq -c .nodes.B.inputs.foobar $flakeFollowsA/flake.lock) = '["foobar"]' ]]
+[[ $(jq -c .nodes.C.inputs.foobar $flakeFollowsA/flake.lock) = '["B","foobar"]' ]]
+
+# Ensure removing follows from flake.nix removes them from the lockfile
+
+cat > $flakeFollowsA/flake.nix <<EOF
+{
+    description = "Flake A";
+    inputs = {
+        B = {
+            url = "path:./flakeB";
+        };
+        D.url = "path:./flakeD";
+    };
+    outputs = { ... }: {};
+}
+EOF
+
+nix flake lock $flakeFollowsA
+
+[[ $(jq -c .nodes.B.inputs.foobar $flakeFollowsA/flake.lock) = '"foobar"' ]]
+jq -r -c '.nodes | keys | .[]' $flakeFollowsA/flake.lock | grep "^foobar$"
+
+# Ensure a relative path is not allowed to go outside the store path
+cat > $flakeFollowsA/flake.nix <<EOF
+{
+    description = "Flake A";
+    inputs = {
+        B.url = "path:../flakeB";
+    };
+    outputs = { ... }: {};
+}
+EOF
+
+git -C $flakeFollowsA add flake.nix
+
+nix flake lock $flakeFollowsA 2>&1 | grep 'points outside'
+
+# Non-existant follows should print a warning.
+cat >$flakeFollowsA/flake.nix <<EOF
+{
+    description = "Flake A";
+    inputs.B = {
+        url = "path:./flakeB";
+        inputs.invalid.follows = "D";
+        inputs.invalid2.url = "path:./flakeD";
+    };
+    inputs.D.url = "path:./flakeD";
+    outputs = { ... }: {};
+}
+EOF
+
+git -C $flakeFollowsA add flake.nix
+
+nix flake lock $flakeFollowsA 2>&1 | grep "warning: input 'B' has an override for a non-existent input 'invalid'"
+nix flake lock $flakeFollowsA 2>&1 | grep "warning: input 'B' has an override for a non-existent input 'invalid2'"
diff --git a/tests/local.mk b/tests/local.mk
index 9e372094f..1540a1c8c 100644
--- a/tests/local.mk
+++ b/tests/local.mk
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ nix_tests = \
   flakes/mercurial.sh \
   flakes/circular.sh \
   flakes/init.sh \
+  flakes/follow-paths.sh \
   ca/gc.sh \
   gc.sh \
   remote-store.sh \