diff --git a/build/ninja_gen/src/cargo.rs b/build/ninja_gen/src/cargo.rs
index 645203170..2a3397704 100644
--- a/build/ninja_gen/src/cargo.rs
+++ b/build/ninja_gen/src/cargo.rs
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ impl BuildAction for CargoTest {
             "cargo-nextest",
             CargoInstall {
                 binary_name: "cargo-nextest",
-                args: "cargo-nextest --version 0.9.57 --locked",
+                args: "cargo-nextest --version 0.9.99 --locked --no-default-features --features default-no-update",
             },
         )?;
         setup_flags(build)
diff --git a/pylib/rsbridge/Cargo.toml b/pylib/rsbridge/Cargo.toml
index fbe76c8a5..22dca83fa 100644
--- a/pylib/rsbridge/Cargo.toml
+++ b/pylib/rsbridge/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ description = "Anki's Rust library code Python bindings"
 name = "rsbridge"
 crate-type = ["cdylib"]
 path = "lib.rs"
+test = false
 
 [dependencies]
 anki.workspace = true
diff --git a/tools/ninja.bat b/tools/ninja.bat
index 7d939846e..6310103c3 100755
--- a/tools/ninja.bat
+++ b/tools/ninja.bat
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 @echo off
-set CARGO_TARGET_DIR=%~dp0\..\out\rust
+set CARGO_TARGET_DIR=%~dp0..\out\rust
 REM separate build+run steps so build env doesn't leak into subprocesses
 cargo build -p runner --release || exit /b 1
 out\rust\release\runner build %* || exit /b 1