diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 5fc762b1231519000a3c868d6575e951ae166fec..6ae1201baec580ff16c95258974ce93542acb6f5 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -34,4 +34,9 @@ fn addTest(b: *std.Build, target: std.Build.ResolvedTarget, mode: std.builtin.Mo
     exe.use_llvm = !disable_llvm;
     exe.use_lld = !disable_llvm;
     b.installArtifact(exe);
+
+    const run_t = b.addRunArtifact(exe);
+    run_t.setCwd(b.path("."));
+    run_t.has_side_effects = true;
+    b.getInstallStep().dependOn(&run_t.step);
 }
diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index b574a07fcd21f1f44ed966a5bb2f2fe738286b8e..aaa60c71a2cea9acf5b76699a673ba5d664cf320 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -11,17 +11,19 @@ pub fn main() !void {
     defer tracer.deinit();
 
     // main loop
-    var go = false;
+    var go = true;
     _ = &go;
     while (go) {
         try tracer.init_thread(switch (build_options.backend) {
             0, 1 => .{},
-            2, 3 => .{nfs.cwd()},
+            2, 3 => .{try nfs.mkdtemp()},
             else => comptime unreachable,
         });
         defer tracer.deinit_thread();
 
         handler();
+
+        break;
     }
 }