diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 96401d8..0c69f47 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ all: $(EXE)
 
 $(EXE): $(SRC)
 	echo "#!/usr/bin/env lua" > $@
-	LUA_PATH="./src/?.lua;./src/?/init.lua" FENNEL_PATH="./src/?.fnl;./src/?/init.fnl" \
+	LUA_PATH="./src/?.lua" \
+		FENNEL_PATH="./src/?.fnl" \
 		$(FENNEL) --require-as-include --compile src/fennel-ls.fnl >> $@
 	chmod 755 $@
 
@@ -22,8 +23,8 @@ clean:
 	rm -f $(EXE)
 
 test:
-	# requires busted to be installed
-	FENNEL_PATH="./src/?.fnl;./src/?/init.fnl" $(FENNEL) --correlate test/init.fnl --verbose
+	LUA_PATH="./src/?.lua;./?.lua" FENNEL_PATH="./src/?.fnl;./?.fnl" \
+		$(FENNEL) test/init.fnl
 
 install: $(EXE)
 	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(BIN_DIR) && cp $< $(DESTDIR)$(BIN_DIR)/
diff --git a/test/completion-test.fnl b/test/completion-test.fnl
index fcd8945..69528a5 100644
--- a/test/completion-test.fnl
+++ b/test/completion-test.fnl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 (import-macros {: is-matching : describe : it : before-each} :test)
-(local is (require :luassert))
+(local is (require :test.is))
 
 (local {: view} (require :fennel))
 (local {: ROOT-URI
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                 suggestion.label suggestion.label)]
     (if expected
       (each [_ exp (ipairs expected)]
-        (is.truthy (. seen exp) (.. exp " was not suggested, but should be"))))
+        (is (. seen exp) (.. exp " was not suggested, but should be"))))
     (if ?unexpected
       (each [_ exp (ipairs ?unexpected)]
         (is.nil (. seen exp) (.. exp " was suggested, but shouldn't be"))))))
diff --git a/test/diagnostic-test.fnl b/test/diagnostic-test.fnl
index a9f80f7..507eb82 100644
--- a/test/diagnostic-test.fnl
+++ b/test/diagnostic-test.fnl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 (import-macros {: is-matching : describe : it : before-each} :test)
-(local is (require :luassert))
+(local is (require :test.is))
 
 (local {: view} (require :fennel))
 (local {: ROOT-URI
diff --git a/test/goto-definition-test.fnl b/test/goto-definition-test.fnl
index 0888019..2a166cc 100644
--- a/test/goto-definition-test.fnl
+++ b/test/goto-definition-test.fnl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 (import-macros {: is-matching : describe : it : before-each} :test)
 
-(local is (require :luassert))
+(local is (require :test.is))
 
 (local {: ROOT-URI
         : setup-server} (require :test.utils))
diff --git a/test/hover-test.fnl b/test/hover-test.fnl
index cbf005d..37589cf 100644
--- a/test/hover-test.fnl
+++ b/test/hover-test.fnl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 (import-macros {: is-matching : describe : it : before-each} :test)
-(local is (require :luassert))
+(local is (require :test.is))
 
 (local {: view} (require :fennel))
 (local {: ROOT-URI
diff --git a/test/init-macros.fnl b/test/init-macros.fnl
index cddf0b4..7266941 100644
--- a/test/init-macros.fnl
+++ b/test/init-macros.fnl
@@ -2,24 +2,24 @@
 "This document does not include tests. Instead it includes macros that are used for tests."
 
 (fn it [desc ...]
-  "busted's `it` function"
+  "lust's `it` function"
   (let [body [...]]
     (table.insert body `nil)
-    `((. (require :busted) :it)
+    `((. (require :test.lust) :it)
       ,desc (fn [] ,desc ,(unpack body)))))
 
 (fn describe [desc ...]
-  "busted's `describe` function"
+  "lust's `describe` function"
   (let [body [...]]
     (table.insert body `nil)
-    `((. (require :busted) :describe)
+    `((. (require :test.lust) :describe)
       ,desc (fn [] ,desc ,(unpack body)))))
 
 (fn before-each [...]
-  "busted's `describe` function"
+  "lust's `before_each` function"
   (let [body [...]]
     (table.insert body `nil)
-    `((. (require :busted) :before_each)
+    `((. (require :test.lust) :before_each)
       (fn [] ,(unpack body)))))
 
 
diff --git a/test/init.fnl b/test/init.fnl
index fb9861a..637dd75 100644
--- a/test/init.fnl
+++ b/test/init.fnl
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-((require :busted.runner))
-
 (require :test.completion-test)
 (require :test.diagnostic-test)
 (require :test.goto-definition-test)
@@ -8,3 +6,7 @@
 (require :test.misc-test)
 (require :test.string-processing-test)
 (require :test.settings-test)
+
+(let [{: passes : errors} (require :test.lust)]
+  (print (.. passes " passes. " errors " errors."))
+  (os.exit errors))
diff --git a/test/is.fnl b/test/is.fnl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2650492
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/is.fnl
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+;; this package is here to translate into lust's weird dsl
+(local {: view} (require :fennel))
+(local {: expect} (require :test.lust))
+;; lust uses weird terminology, but equal is by __eq, same is by recursively having the same contents
+(setmetatable {:equal  #((. (expect $1) :to :be) $2)
+               :same  #((. (expect $1) :to :equal) $2)
+               :nil #((. (expect $1) :to_not :exist))
+               :not {:nil #((. (expect $1) :to :exist))}
+               :truthy #((. (expect $1) :to :be :truthy))}
+              {:__call #((. (expect $2) :to :be :truthy))})
diff --git a/test/json-rpc-test.fnl b/test/json-rpc-test.fnl
index b3d6c1b..1ff315e 100644
--- a/test/json-rpc-test.fnl
+++ b/test/json-rpc-test.fnl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 (import-macros {: is-matching : describe : it} :test)
-(local is (require :luassert))
+(local is (require :test.is))
 
 (local stringio (require :test.pl.stringio))
 (local json-rpc (require :fennel-ls.json-rpc))
diff --git a/test/lust.lua b/test/lust.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e753d1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/lust.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,242 @@
+-- lust v0.1.0 - Lua test framework
+-- https://github.com/bjornbytes/lust
+-- MIT LICENSE
+
+local lust = {}
+lust.level = 0
+lust.passes = 0
+lust.errors = 0
+lust.befores = {}
+lust.afters = {}
+
+local red = string.char(27) .. '[31m'
+local green = string.char(27) .. '[32m'
+local normal = string.char(27) .. '[0m'
+local function indent(level) return string.rep('\t', level or lust.level) end
+
+local function has(t, x)
+  for k, v in pairs(t) do
+    if v == x then return true end
+  end
+  return false
+end
+
+function lust.nocolor()
+  red, green, normal = '', '', ''
+  return lust
+end
+
+function lust.describe(name, fn)
+  print(indent() .. name)
+  lust.level = lust.level + 1
+  fn()
+  lust.befores[lust.level] = {}
+  lust.afters[lust.level] = {}
+  lust.level = lust.level - 1
+end
+
+function lust.it(name, fn)
+  for level = 1, lust.level do
+    if lust.befores[level] then
+      for i = 1, #lust.befores[level] do
+        lust.befores[level][i](name)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  local success, err = xpcall(fn, require('fennel').traceback)
+  if success then lust.passes = lust.passes + 1
+  else lust.errors = lust.errors + 1 end
+  local color = success and green or red
+  local label = success and 'PASS' or 'FAIL'
+  print(indent() .. color .. label .. normal .. ' ' .. name)
+  if err then
+    print(indent(lust.level + 1) .. red .. tostring(err) .. normal)
+  end
+
+  for level = 1, lust.level do
+    if lust.afters[level] then
+      for i = 1, #lust.afters[level] do
+        lust.afters[level][i](name)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  
+  if has(arg, "--quit-at-first-test") then os.exit(1) end
+end
+
+function lust.before(fn)
+  lust.befores[lust.level] = lust.befores[lust.level] or {}
+  table.insert(lust.befores[lust.level], fn)
+end
+
+function lust.after(fn)
+  lust.afters[lust.level] = lust.afters[lust.level] or {}
+  table.insert(lust.afters[lust.level], fn)
+end
+
+-- Assertions
+local function isa(v, x)
+  if type(x) == 'string' then
+    return type(v) == x,
+      'expected ' .. tostring(v) .. ' to be a ' .. x,
+      'expected ' .. tostring(v) .. ' to not be a ' .. x
+  elseif type(x) == 'table' then
+    if type(v) ~= 'table' then
+      return false,
+        'expected ' .. tostring(v) .. ' to be a ' .. tostring(x),
+        'expected ' .. tostring(v) .. ' to not be a ' .. tostring(x)
+    end
+
+    local seen = {}
+    local meta = v
+    while meta and not seen[meta] do
+      if meta == x then return true end
+      seen[meta] = true
+      meta = getmetatable(meta) and getmetatable(meta).__index
+    end
+
+    return false,
+      'expected ' .. tostring(v) .. ' to be a ' .. tostring(x),
+      'expected ' .. tostring(v) .. ' to not be a ' .. tostring(x)
+  end
+
+  error('invalid type ' .. tostring(x))
+end
+
+local function strict_eq(t1, t2)
+  if type(t1) ~= type(t2) then return false end
+  if type(t1) ~= 'table' then return t1 == t2 end
+  for k, _ in pairs(t1) do
+    if not strict_eq(t1[k], t2[k]) then return false end
+  end
+  for k, _ in pairs(t2) do
+    if not strict_eq(t2[k], t1[k]) then return false end
+  end
+  return true
+end
+
+local paths = {
+  [''] = { 'to', 'to_not' },
+  to = { 'have', 'equal', 'be', 'exist', 'fail', 'match' },
+  to_not = { 'have', 'equal', 'be', 'exist', 'fail', 'match', chain = function(a) a.negate = not a.negate end },
+  a = { test = isa },
+  an = { test = isa },
+  be = { 'a', 'an', 'truthy',
+    test = function(v, x)
+      return v == x,
+        'expected ' .. tostring(v) .. ' and ' .. tostring(x) .. ' to be equal',
+        'expected ' .. tostring(v) .. ' and ' .. tostring(x) .. ' to not be equal'
+    end
+  },
+  exist = {
+    test = function(v)
+      return v ~= nil,
+        'expected ' .. tostring(v) .. ' to exist',
+        'expected ' .. tostring(v) .. ' to not exist'
+    end
+  },
+  truthy = {
+    test = function(v)
+      return v,
+        'expected ' .. tostring(v) .. ' to be truthy',
+        'expected ' .. tostring(v) .. ' to not be truthy'
+    end
+  },
+  equal = {
+    test = function(v, x)
+      return strict_eq(v, x),
+        'expected ' .. tostring(v) .. ' and ' .. tostring(x) .. ' to be exactly equal',
+        'expected ' .. tostring(v) .. ' and ' .. tostring(x) .. ' to not be exactly equal'
+    end
+  },
+  have = {
+    test = function(v, x)
+      if type(v) ~= 'table' then
+        error('expected ' .. tostring(v) .. ' to be a table')
+      end
+
+      return has(v, x),
+        'expected ' .. tostring(v) .. ' to contain ' .. tostring(x),
+        'expected ' .. tostring(v) .. ' to not contain ' .. tostring(x)
+    end
+  },
+  fail = {
+    test = function(v)
+      return not pcall(v),
+        'expected ' .. tostring(v) .. ' to fail',
+        'expected ' .. tostring(v) .. ' to not fail'
+    end
+  },
+  match = {
+    test = function(v, p)
+      if type(v) ~= 'string' then v = tostring(v) end
+      local result = string.find(v, p)
+      return result ~= nil,
+        'expected ' .. v .. ' to match pattern [[' .. p .. ']]',
+        'expected ' .. v .. ' to not match pattern [[' .. p .. ']]'
+    end
+  },
+}
+
+function lust.expect(v)
+  local assertion = {}
+  assertion.val = v
+  assertion.action = ''
+  assertion.negate = false
+
+  setmetatable(assertion, {
+    __index = function(t, k)
+      if has(paths[rawget(t, 'action')], k) then
+        rawset(t, 'action', k)
+        local chain = paths[rawget(t, 'action')].chain
+        if chain then chain(t) end
+        return t
+      end
+      return rawget(t, k)
+    end,
+    __call = function(t, ...)
+      if paths[t.action].test then
+        local res, err, nerr = paths[t.action].test(t.val, ...)
+        if assertion.negate then
+          res = not res
+          err = nerr or err
+        end
+        if not res then
+          error(err or 'unknown failure', 2)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  })
+
+  return assertion
+end
+
+function lust.spy(target, name, run)
+  local spy = {}
+  local subject
+
+  local function capture(...)
+    table.insert(spy, {...})
+    return subject(...)
+  end
+
+  if type(target) == 'table' then
+    subject = target[name]
+    target[name] = capture
+  else
+    run = name
+    subject = target or function() end
+  end
+
+  setmetatable(spy, {__call = function(_, ...) return capture(...) end})
+
+  if run then run() end
+
+  return spy
+end
+
+lust.test = lust.it
+lust.paths = paths
+
+return lust
diff --git a/test/misc-test.fnl b/test/misc-test.fnl
index b633ffe..5c27364 100644
--- a/test/misc-test.fnl
+++ b/test/misc-test.fnl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 (import-macros {: is-matching : describe : it : before-each} :test)
-(local is (require :luassert))
+(local is (require :test.is))
 
 (local {: view &as fennel} (require :fennel))
 (local {: setup-server
diff --git a/test/settings-test.fnl b/test/settings-test.fnl
index 7f9903c..f78c932 100644
--- a/test/settings-test.fnl
+++ b/test/settings-test.fnl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 (import-macros {: is-matching : describe : it : before-each} :test)
-(local is (require :luassert))
+(local is (require :test.is))
 
 (local {: view} (require :fennel))
 (local {: ROOT-URI
diff --git a/test/string-processing-test.fnl b/test/string-processing-test.fnl
index 5b65be8..550c194 100644
--- a/test/string-processing-test.fnl
+++ b/test/string-processing-test.fnl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 (import-macros {: is-matching : describe : it} :test)
-(local is (require :luassert))
+(local is (require :test.is))
 
 (local fennel (require :fennel))
 (local utils (require :fennel-ls.utils))