diff --git a/tests/modules/__init__.py b/tests/modules/__init__.py
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diff --git a/tests/modules/make_studyvisit_archive.py b/tests/modules/make_studyvisit_archive.py
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+../../bin/make_studyvisit_archive
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diff --git a/tests/test_path_handling.py b/tests/test_path_handling.py
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+
+import sys
+import tarfile
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from .modules.make_studyvisit_archive import main
+
+
+def test_path_hanling(tmp_path):
+    base_dir = tmp_path / 'input' / 'd_1' / 'd_1_1' / 'd_1_1_1'
+    base_dir.mkdir(parents=True)
+    (base_dir / 'file1.txt').write_text('content 1')
+    (base_dir / 'file2.txt').write_text('content 2')
+
+    output_base_dir = tmp_path / 'output'
+
+    study_id, visit_id = 'study_1', 'visit_1'
+    main(str(base_dir), str(output_base_dir), study_id, visit_id)
+
+    tar_file = tarfile.open(output_base_dir / study_id / f'{visit_id}_dicom.tar')
+    assert tar_file.getnames() == [
+        f'{study_id}_{visit_id}/file1.txt',
+        f'{study_id}_{visit_id}/file2.txt',
+    ]