diff --git a/aggregate/junit_xml_parser.rb b/aggregate/junit_xml_parser.rb
index b52c6f7f7..b72f9e3db 100644
--- a/aggregate/junit_xml_parser.rb
+++ b/aggregate/junit_xml_parser.rb
@@ -74,14 +74,14 @@ def each_test
 
           tr = TestResult.new(name, :skipped, 0, nil)
           yield tr
-        elsif ts.attribute('errors') && ts.attribute('errors').value.to_f != 0 && ts.attribute('name').value =~ /^\/(.*?) test$/
+        elsif ts.attribute('errors') && ts.attribute('errors').value != '0' && ts.attribute('name').value =~ /^\/(.*?) test$/
           # Pick up Julia errored tests
           name = $1
           error_element = ts.elements['error']
           error_message = error_element.attribute('message').value if error_element
           error_trace = error_element.text.strip if error_element
 
-          tr = TestResult.new(name, :error, 0, TestResult::Failure.new(nil, nil, error_message, error_trace))
+          tr = TestResult.new(name, :failed, 0, TestResult::Failure.new(nil, nil, error_message, error_trace))
           yield tr
         end
       }
diff --git a/run-julia b/run-julia
index b94774211..5465f6bdc 100755
--- a/run-julia
+++ b/run-julia
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh -ef
 
+. ./config
 
-source ./config
-
-# Define the command to run the Julia script with redirected output
-command="JULIA_LOAD_PATH=\"$JULIA_LOAD_PATH:$JULIA_RUNTIME_DIR:compiled/julia:spec/julia/extra\" julia \"spec/julia/runtests.jl\""
-
-# Run the command
-eval $command
+JULIA_LOAD_PATH="$JULIA_LOAD_PATH:$JULIA_RUNTIME_DIR:compiled/julia:spec/julia/extra" julia spec/julia/runtests.jl
diff --git a/spec/julia/runtests.jl b/spec/julia/runtests.jl
index aa04b95aa..f7bb414c1 100644
--- a/spec/julia/runtests.jl
+++ b/spec/julia/runtests.jl
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ using TestReports
 function run_tests()
     #nested testset is needed to continue even after some test errors
     @testset "" begin
-        for f in filter(s -> contains(s, r".jl$") && !contains(s, "runtests.jl"), readdir(@__DIR__; join=true))
+        for f in filter(s -> endswith(s, ".jl") && (basename(s) != "runtests.jl"), readdir(@__DIR__; join=true))
             include(f)
         end
     end
diff --git a/translator/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/testtranslator/specgenerators/JuliaSG.scala b/translator/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/testtranslator/specgenerators/JuliaSG.scala
index 3392e707e..52a0b9042 100644
--- a/translator/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/testtranslator/specgenerators/JuliaSG.scala
+++ b/translator/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/testtranslator/specgenerators/JuliaSG.scala
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class JuliaSG(spec: TestSpec, provider: ClassTypeProvider) extends BaseGenerator
   override def header(): Unit = {
     importList.add(s"import ${className}Module")
     out.puts
-    out.puts(s"@testset ${'"'}$className test${'"'} begin")
+    out.puts(s"""@testset "$className test" begin""")
     out.inc
   }
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class JuliaSG(spec: TestSpec, provider: ClassTypeProvider) extends BaseGenerator
 
   override def simpleEquality(check: TestEquals): Unit = {
     val actStr = translateAct(check.actual)
-    val expStr = translateExp(check.expected)
+    val expStr = translator.translate(check.expected)
     out.puts(s"@test $actStr == $expStr")
   }
 
@@ -70,9 +70,6 @@ class JuliaSG(spec: TestSpec, provider: ClassTypeProvider) extends BaseGenerator
   def translateAct(x: Ast.expr) =
     translator.translate(x).replace("this." + Main.INIT_OBJ_NAME, "r")
 
-  def translateExp(x: Ast.expr) =
-    translator.translate(x).replace("this._root", className)
-
   override def results: String =
     "# " + AUTOGEN_COMMENT + "\n\n" + super.results
 }