diff --git a/mqlc/mqlc_test.go b/mqlc/mqlc_test.go
index 76bdc8e3a8..b3b92a8ac3 100644
--- a/mqlc/mqlc_test.go
+++ b/mqlc/mqlc_test.go
@@ -15,15 +15,16 @@ import (
 	"go.mondoo.com/cnquery/llx"
 	"go.mondoo.com/cnquery/logger"
 	"go.mondoo.com/cnquery/mqlc"
-	"go.mondoo.com/cnquery/providers"
 	"go.mondoo.com/cnquery/types"
+
+	"go.mondoo.com/cnquery/providers-sdk/v1/testutils"
 )
 
 var (
 	features     = cnquery.Features{}
-	os_schema    = providers.MustLoadSchemaFromFile("os", "../providers/os/resources/os.resources.json")
-	core_schema  = providers.MustLoadSchemaFromFile("core", "../providers/core/resources/core.resources.json")
-	azure_schema = providers.MustLoadSchemaFromFile("azure", "../providers/azure/resources/azure.resources.json")
+	os_schema    = testutils.MustLoadSchema(testutils.SchemaProvider{Provider: "os"})
+	core_schema  = testutils.MustLoadSchema(testutils.SchemaProvider{Provider: "core"})
+	azure_schema = testutils.MustLoadSchema(testutils.SchemaProvider{Provider: "azure"})
 	conf         = mqlc.NewConfig(
 		core_schema.Add(os_schema).Add(azure_schema),
 		features,
diff --git a/providers-sdk/v1/testutils/testutils.go b/providers-sdk/v1/testutils/testutils.go
index 4dbad40a1d..694a635762 100644
--- a/providers-sdk/v1/testutils/testutils.go
+++ b/providers-sdk/v1/testutils/testutils.go
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ type tester struct {
 	Runtime llx.Runtime
 }
 
+type SchemaProvider struct {
+	Provider string
+	Path     string
+}
+
 func InitTester(runtime llx.Runtime) *tester {
 	return &tester{
 		Runtime: runtime,
@@ -150,12 +155,21 @@ func (ctx *tester) TestMqlc(t *testing.T, bundle *llx.CodeBundle, props map[stri
 	return results
 }
 
-func mustLoadSchema(provider string) *resources.Schema {
+func MustLoadSchema(provider SchemaProvider) *resources.Schema {
+	if provider.Path == "" && provider.Provider == "" {
+		panic("cannot load schema without provider name or path")
+	}
 	var path string
-	if provider == "mockprovider" {
-		path = filepath.Join(TestutilsDir, "mockprovider/resources/mockprovider.lr")
-	} else {
-		path = filepath.Join(TestutilsDir, "../../../providers/"+provider+"/resources/"+provider+".lr")
+	if provider.Provider != "" {
+		switch provider.Provider {
+		// special handling for the mockprovider
+		case "mockprovider":
+			path = filepath.Join(TestutilsDir, "mockprovider/resources/mockprovider.lr")
+		default:
+			path = filepath.Join(TestutilsDir, "../../../providers/"+provider.Provider+"/resources/"+provider.Provider+".lr")
+		}
+	} else if provider.Path != "" {
+		path = provider.Path
 	}
 
 	res, err := lr.Resolve(path, func(path string) ([]byte, error) { return os.ReadFile(path) })
@@ -172,10 +186,10 @@ func mustLoadSchema(provider string) *resources.Schema {
 }
 
 func Local() llx.Runtime {
-	osSchema := mustLoadSchema("os")
-	coreSchema := mustLoadSchema("core")
-	networkSchema := mustLoadSchema("network")
-	mockSchema := mustLoadSchema("mockprovider")
+	osSchema := MustLoadSchema(SchemaProvider{Provider: "os"})
+	coreSchema := MustLoadSchema(SchemaProvider{Provider: "core"})
+	networkSchema := MustLoadSchema(SchemaProvider{Provider: "network"})
+	mockSchema := MustLoadSchema(SchemaProvider{Provider: "mockprovider"})
 
 	runtime := providers.Coordinator.NewRuntime()