diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -270,9 +270,15 @@
 pyoxidizer:
 	$(PYOXIDIZER) build --path ./rust/hgcli --release
 
+
+PYOX_DIR=build/pyoxidizer/x86_64-pc-windows-msvc/release/app
+
 # a temporary target to setup all we need for run-tests.py --pyoxidizer
 # (should go away as the run-tests implementation improves
 pyoxidizer-windows-tests: pyoxidizer
+	rm -rf $(PYOX_DIR)/templates
+	cp -ar $(PYOX_DIR)/lib/mercurial/templates $(PYOX_DIR)/templates
+
 
 .PHONY: help all local build doc cleanbutpackages clean install install-bin \
 	install-doc install-home install-home-bin install-home-doc \