diff --git a/lua/neotest-golang/health.lua b/lua/neotest-golang/health.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ea06e9fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/neotest-golang/health.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+local start = vim.health.start or vim.health.report_start
+local ok = vim.health.ok or vim.health.report_ok
+local warn = vim.health.warn or vim.health.report_warn
+local error = vim.health.error or vim.health.report_error
+local info = vim.health.info or vim.health.report_info
+
+local options = require("neotest-golang.options")
+local lib = require("neotest-golang.lib")
+
+local M = {}
+
+function M.check()
+  M.go_binary_on_path()
+  M.go_mod_found()
+end
+
+function M.go_binary_on_path()
+  local go = vim.fn.executable("go")
+  if go == 1 then
+    ok("Go binary found on PATH: " .. vim.fn.exepath("go"))
+  else
+    warn("Go binary not found on PATH")
+  end
+end
+
+function M.go_mod_found()
+  local go_mod_filepath = nil
+  local filepaths = lib.find.go_test_filepaths(vim.fn.getcwd())
+  for _, filepath in ipairs(filepaths) do
+    local start_path = vim.fn.fnamemodify(filepath, ":h")
+    go_mod_filepath = lib.find.file_upwards("go.mod", start_path)
+    if go_mod_filepath ~= nil then
+      ok("Found go.mod file for " .. filepath .. " in " .. go_mod_filepath)
+      break
+    end
+  end
+  if go_mod_filepath == nil then
+    warn("No go.mod file found")
+  end
+end
+
+return M
diff --git a/lua/neotest-golang/lib/find.lua b/lua/neotest-golang/lib/find.lua
index 050fe82f..f759a570 100644
--- a/lua/neotest-golang/lib/find.lua
+++ b/lua/neotest-golang/lib/find.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 --- Helpers around filepaths.
 
-local plenary_scan = require("plenary.scandir")
+local scandir = require("plenary.scandir")
+
+local convert = require("neotest-golang.lib.convert")
 
 local M = {}
 
@@ -9,41 +11,32 @@ local M = {}
 --- @param start_path string
 --- @return string | nil
 function M.file_upwards(filename, start_path)
-  local scan = require("plenary.scandir")
   local found_filepath = nil
   while start_path ~= vim.fn.expand("$HOME") do
-    local files = scan.scan_dir(
-      start_path,
-      { search_pattern = filename, hidden = true, depth = 1 }
-    )
+    local files = scandir.scan_dir(start_path, {
+      search_pattern = convert.to_lua_pattern(filename),
+      depth = 1,
+      add_dirs = false,
+    })
     if #files > 0 then
       found_filepath = files[1]
-      break
+      return found_filepath
     end
-    start_path = vim.fn.fnamemodify(start_path, ":h") -- go up one directory
   end
 
   if found_filepath == nil then
-    -- check if filename exists in the current directory
-    local files = scan.scan_dir(
-      start_path,
-      { search_pattern = filename, hidden = true, depth = 1 }
-    )
-    if #files > 0 then
-      found_filepath = files[1]
-    end
+    -- go up one directory and try again
+    start_path = vim.fn.fnamemodify(start_path, ":h")
+    return M.file_upwards(filename, start_path)
   end
-
-  return found_filepath
 end
 
 -- Get all *_test.go files in a directory recursively.
 function M.go_test_filepaths(folderpath)
-  local files = plenary_scan.scan_dir(folderpath, {
-    search_pattern = "_test%.go$",
-    depth = math.huge,
-    add_dirs = false,
-  })
+  local files = scandir.scan_dir(
+    folderpath,
+    { search_pattern = "_test%.go$", add_dirs = false }
+  )
   return files
 end