diff --git a/src/babashka/impl/clojure/test.clj b/src/babashka/impl/clojure/test.clj
index 422947a2..8903e911 100644
--- a/src/babashka/impl/clojure/test.clj
+++ b/src/babashka/impl/clojure/test.clj
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@
   current assertion."
   {:added "1.1"}
   [m]
-  (let [{:keys [:file :line]} (meta (first @testing-vars))]
+  (let [{:keys [:file :line]} (merge m (meta (first @testing-vars)))]
     (str
      ;; Uncomment to include namespace in failure report:
      ;;(ns-name (:ns (meta (first *testing-vars*)))) "/ "
diff --git a/test/babashka/test_test.clj b/test/babashka/test_test.clj
index 08a58249..b0ad6da5 100644
--- a/test/babashka/test_test.clj
+++ b/test/babashka/test_test.clj
@@ -112,3 +112,9 @@
 (deftest line-number-test
   (is (str/includes? (bb "test-resources/line_number_test_test.clj")
                      "line_number_test_test.clj:4")))
+
+(deftest testing-vars-str-test
+  (is (str/includes?
+        (bb "(clojure.test/testing-vars-str {:file \"x\" :line 1})")
+        "() (x:1)")
+      "includes explicit line number + file name in test report"))