diff --git a/config/module/test-fixtures/discover-registry-local/exists-in-registry/identifier/provider/main.tf b/config/module/test-fixtures/discover-registry-local/exists-in-registry/identifier/provider/main.tf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..907b0c7e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/module/test-fixtures/discover-registry-local/exists-in-registry/identifier/provider/main.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+output "local" {
+	value = "test"
+}
diff --git a/config/module/test-fixtures/discover-registry-local/main.tf b/config/module/test-fixtures/discover-registry-local/main.tf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..93bd57972
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/module/test-fixtures/discover-registry-local/main.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module "provider" {
+	source = "exists-in-registry/identifier/provider"
+}
diff --git a/config/module/test-fixtures/registry-subdir/main.tf b/config/module/test-fixtures/registry-subdir/main.tf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2f008a73b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/module/test-fixtures/registry-subdir/main.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+module "foo" {
+	// the mock test registry will redirect this to the local tar file
+    source = "registry/local/sub//baz"
+}