diff --git a/beads_hash_multiclone_test.go b/beads_hash_multiclone_test.go
index 82586b17..c40d0439 100644
--- a/beads_hash_multiclone_test.go
+++ b/beads_hash_multiclone_test.go
@@ -5,22 +5,31 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 )
 
+// getBDPath returns the correct path to the bd binary for the current OS
+func getBDPath() string {
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		return "./bd.exe"
+	}
+	return "./bd"
+}
+
 // TestHashIDs_MultiCloneConverge verifies that hash-based IDs work correctly
 // across multiple clones creating different issues. With hash IDs, each unique
 // issue gets a unique ID, so no collision resolution is needed.
 func TestHashIDs_MultiCloneConverge(t *testing.T) {
 	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
 	
-	bdPath, err := filepath.Abs("./bd")
+	bdPath, err := filepath.Abs(getBDPath())
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to get bd path: %v", err)
 	}
 	if _, err := os.Stat(bdPath); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("bd binary not found at %s - run 'go build -o bd ./cmd/bd' first", bdPath)
+		t.Fatalf("bd binary not found at %s - run 'go build -v ./cmd/bd' first", bdPath)
 	}
 	
 	// Setup remote and 3 clones
@@ -79,12 +88,12 @@ func TestHashIDs_MultiCloneConverge(t *testing.T) {
 func TestHashIDs_IdenticalContentDedup(t *testing.T) {
 	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
 	
-	bdPath, err := filepath.Abs("./bd")
+	bdPath, err := filepath.Abs(getBDPath())
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to get bd path: %v", err)
 	}
 	if _, err := os.Stat(bdPath); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("bd binary not found at %s - run 'go build -o bd ./cmd/bd' first", bdPath)
+		t.Fatalf("bd binary not found at %s - run 'go build -v ./cmd/bd' first", bdPath)
 	}
 	
 	// Setup remote and 2 clones