diff --git a/src/file_name_plugin/__tests__/plugin.test.js b/src/file_name_plugin/__tests__/plugin.test.js
index 8d2d56e..c2aa15c 100644
--- a/src/file_name_plugin/__tests__/plugin.test.js
+++ b/src/file_name_plugin/__tests__/plugin.test.js
@@ -165,6 +165,6 @@ it("selected file doesn't include trimming dots", async () => {
 
   expect(updateConfigAndRun).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
     mode: 'watch',
-    testPathPattern: 'ing\\.js',
+    testPathPattern: 'ong_name_gonna_need_trimming\\.js',
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/lib/__tests__/__snapshots__/utils.test.js.snap b/src/lib/__tests__/__snapshots__/utils.test.js.snap
index b169b61..117f697 100644
--- a/src/lib/__tests__/__snapshots__/utils.test.js.snap
+++ b/src/lib/__tests__/__snapshots__/utils.test.js.snap
@@ -35,3 +35,11 @@ exports[`formatTestNameByPattern formats when testname="the test name", pattern=
 exports[`formatTestNameByPattern formats when testname="the test name", pattern="the", and width="25" 1`] = `"</>the</><dim> test name</>"`;
 
 exports[`formatTestNameByPattern formats when testname="the test name", pattern="the", and width="30" 1`] = `"</>the</><dim> test name</>"`;
+
+exports[`trimAndFormatPath formats when testpath="/project/src/exactly/sep_and_basename.js", pad="6", and columns="29" 1`] = `"<dim>.../</><bold>sep_and_basename.js</>"`;
+
+exports[`trimAndFormatPath formats when testpath="/project/src/gonna/fit/all.js", pad="6", and columns="80" 1`] = `"<dim>src/gonna/fit/</><bold>all.js</>"`;
+
+exports[`trimAndFormatPath formats when testpath="/project/src/long_name_gonna_need_trimming.js", pad="6", and columns="40" 1`] = `"<bold>...ong_name_gonna_need_trimming.js</>"`;
+
+exports[`trimAndFormatPath formats when testpath="/project/src/trimmed_dir/foo.js", pad="6", and columns="20" 1`] = `"<dim>..._dir/</><bold>foo.js</>"`;
diff --git a/src/lib/__tests__/utils.test.js b/src/lib/__tests__/utils.test.js
index 425aa11..d939f8b 100644
--- a/src/lib/__tests__/utils.test.js
+++ b/src/lib/__tests__/utils.test.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import stripAnsi from 'strip-ansi';
 import { trimAndFormatPath, formatTestNameByPattern } from '../utils';
 
 jest.mock('chalk', () => {
@@ -6,12 +5,21 @@ jest.mock('chalk', () => {
   return new chalk.constructor({ enabled: true, level: 1 });
 });
 
-test('trimAndFormatPath', () => {
-  expect(
-    stripAnsi(
-      trimAndFormatPath(2, { cwd: '/hello/there' }, '/hello/there/to/you', 80),
-    ),
-  ).toEqual('to/you');
+describe('trimAndFormatPath', () => {
+  test.each`
+    testPath                                           | pad  | columns
+    ${'/project/src/gonna/fit/all.js'}                 | ${6} | ${80}
+    ${'/project/src/trimmed_dir/foo.js'}               | ${6} | ${20}
+    ${'/project/src/exactly/sep_and_basename.js'}      | ${6} | ${29}
+    ${'/project/src/long_name_gonna_need_trimming.js'} | ${6} | ${40}
+  `(
+    'formats when testpath="$testPath", pad="$pad", and columns="$columns"',
+    ({ testPath, pad, columns }) => {
+      expect(
+        trimAndFormatPath(pad, { rootDir: '/project' }, testPath, columns),
+      ).toMatchSnapshot();
+    },
+  );
 });
 
 describe('formatTestNameByPattern', () => {
diff --git a/src/lib/utils.js b/src/lib/utils.js
index c0e6e19..d86b715 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils.js
+++ b/src/lib/utils.js
@@ -54,14 +54,7 @@ export const trimAndFormatPath = (
     );
   }
   // can't fit dirname, but can fit trimmed basename
-  return slash(
-    chalk.bold(
-      `${TRIMMING_DOTS}${basename.slice(
-        basename.length - maxLength - 4,
-        basename.length,
-      )}`,
-    ),
-  );
+  return slash(chalk.bold(`${TRIMMING_DOTS}${basename.slice(-maxLength + 3)}`));
 };
 
 export const getTerminalWidth = (