diff --git a/tests/utils.cpp b/tests/utils.cpp
index a71e2fb2..593c4c91 100644
--- a/tests/utils.cpp
+++ b/tests/utils.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ bool ends_with(std::string const &value, std::string const &ending)
 }
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
-// source: https://stackoverflow.com/a/37416569/192001
+// Based on: https://stackoverflow.com/a/37416569/192001
 std::size_t count_files(const std::string &folder)
 {
     size_t counter = 0;
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ std::size_t count_files(const std::string &folder)
     HANDLE hFind = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
 
     // Start iterating over the files in the path directory.
-    hFind = ::FindFirstFileA((folder + "\\*.*").c_str(), &ffd);
+    hFind = ::FindFirstFileA((folder + "\\*").c_str(), &ffd);
     if (hFind != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
     {
         do // Managed to locate and create an handle to that folder.