diff --git a/spring-modulith-examples/spring-modulith-example-full/src/test/java/otherpackage/integration/OrderIntegrationTests.java b/spring-modulith-integration-test/src/test/java/otherpackage/integration/TestOutsideModulePackageIntegrationTests.java
similarity index 63%
rename from spring-modulith-examples/spring-modulith-example-full/src/test/java/otherpackage/integration/OrderIntegrationTests.java
rename to spring-modulith-integration-test/src/test/java/otherpackage/integration/TestOutsideModulePackageIntegrationTests.java
index 0ba47905..630fede9 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-examples/spring-modulith-example-full/src/test/java/otherpackage/integration/OrderIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-modulith-integration-test/src/test/java/otherpackage/integration/TestOutsideModulePackageIntegrationTests.java
@@ -15,23 +15,29 @@
  */
 package otherpackage.integration;
 
-import example.order.Order;
-import example.order.OrderManagement;
-import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.*;
+
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.modulith.test.ApplicationModuleTest;
 
+import com.acme.myproject.moduleA.ServiceComponentA;
+
 /**
  * Test to showcase {@link ApplicationModuleTest} outside of a module package
+ *
+ * @author Lukas Dohmen
  */
-@ApplicationModuleTest(module = "order", classes = {example.Application.class})
-@RequiredArgsConstructor
-class OrderIntegrationTests {
+@ApplicationModuleTest(
+		module = "moduleA",
+		classes = { com.acme.myproject.Application.class },
+		verifyAutomatically = false)
+class TestOutsideModulePackageIntegrationTests {
 
-	private final OrderManagement orders;
+	@Autowired ServiceComponentA componentA;
 
 	@Test
-	void completesOrder() {
-		orders.complete(new Order());
+	void injectsModuleComponent() {
+		assertThat(componentA).isNotNull();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-modulith-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/modulith/test/ApplicationModuleTest.java b/spring-modulith-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/modulith/test/ApplicationModuleTest.java
index 8aa53e83..778164fe 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/modulith/test/ApplicationModuleTest.java
+++ b/spring-modulith-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/modulith/test/ApplicationModuleTest.java
@@ -77,10 +77,22 @@ public @interface ApplicationModuleTest {
 	String[] extraIncludes() default {};
 
 	/**
-	 * Logical name of the module in case {@link ApplicationModuleTest} will be used outside a module package
+	 * Logical name of the module to be bootstrapped in case {@link ApplicationModuleTest} will be used outside a module
+	 * package
+	 *
+	 * @return will never be {@literal null}.
+	 * @since 1.3
 	 */
 	String module() default "";
 
+	/**
+	 * Alias for {@link SpringBootTest#classes()}. Useful to define the main application class in case the test is located
+	 * outside a module package and that class doesn't reside in any of the parent packages.
+	 *
+	 * @return will never be {@literal null}.
+	 * @see #module()
+	 * @since 1.3
+	 */
 	@AliasFor(annotation = SpringBootTest.class)
 	Class<?>[] classes() default {};
 
diff --git a/spring-modulith-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/modulith/test/ModuleTestExecution.java b/spring-modulith-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/modulith/test/ModuleTestExecution.java
index 589c6f29..5327ebce 100644
--- a/spring-modulith-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/modulith/test/ModuleTestExecution.java
+++ b/spring-modulith-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/modulith/test/ModuleTestExecution.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
@@ -34,11 +35,13 @@ import org.springframework.modulith.core.ApplicationModule;
 import org.springframework.modulith.core.ApplicationModules;
 import org.springframework.modulith.core.JavaPackage;
 import org.springframework.modulith.test.ApplicationModuleTest.BootstrapMode;
+import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.function.SingletonSupplier;
 
 /**
  * @author Oliver Drotbohm
+ * @author Lukas Dohmen
  */
 public class ModuleTestExecution implements Iterable<ApplicationModule> {
 
@@ -95,21 +98,14 @@ public class ModuleTestExecution implements Iterable<ApplicationModule> {
 
 			var annotation = AnnotatedElementUtils.findMergedAnnotation(type, ApplicationModuleTest.class);
 			var packageName = type.getPackage().getName();
-			var optionalModulithType = findSpringBootApplicationByClasses(annotation);
-
-			var modulithType = optionalModulithType.orElseGet(() -> MODULITH_TYPES.computeIfAbsent(type,
-					it -> new AnnotatedClassFinder(SpringBootApplication.class).findFromPackage(packageName)));
-			var modules = ApplicationModules.of(modulithType);
-
+			var modules = ApplicationModules.of(findSpringBootApplicationByClasses(annotation, type));
 			var moduleName = annotation.module();
-			ApplicationModule module;
-			if (StringUtils.hasText(moduleName)) {
-				module = modules.getModuleByName(moduleName).orElseThrow( //
-					() -> new IllegalStateException(String.format("Unable to find module %s!", moduleName)));
-			} else {
-				module = modules.getModuleForPackage(packageName).orElseThrow( //
-					() -> new IllegalStateException(String.format("Package %s is not part of any module!", packageName)));
-			}
+
+			var module = StringUtils.hasText(moduleName)
+					? modules.getModuleByName(moduleName).orElseThrow( //
+							() -> new IllegalStateException(String.format("Unable to find module %s!", moduleName)))
+					: modules.getModuleForPackage(packageName).orElseThrow( //
+							() -> new IllegalStateException(String.format("Package %s is not part of any module!", packageName)));
 
 			return EXECUTIONS.computeIfAbsent(new Key(module.getBasePackage().getName(), annotation),
 					it -> new ModuleTestExecution(annotation, modules, module));
@@ -240,15 +236,22 @@ public class ModuleTestExecution implements Iterable<ApplicationModule> {
 				.flatMap(Optional::stream);
 	}
 
-	private static Optional<Class<?>> findSpringBootApplicationByClasses(ApplicationModuleTest annotation) {
-		for (Class<?> clazz : annotation.classes()) {
-			Class<?> modulithType = MODULITH_TYPES.computeIfAbsent(clazz,
-					it -> new AnnotatedClassFinder(SpringBootApplication.class).findFromPackage(clazz.getPackageName()));
-			if (modulithType != null) {
-				return Optional.of(modulithType);
-			}
-		}
-		return Optional.empty();
+	private static Class<?> findSpringBootApplicationByClasses(ApplicationModuleTest annotation,
+			Class<?> testClass) {
+
+		var types = ObjectUtils.addObjectToArray(annotation.classes(), testClass);
+
+		return Arrays.stream(types)
+				.<Class<?>> map(ModuleTestExecution::lookupSpringBootApplicationAnnotation)
+				.findFirst()
+				.orElseThrow(() -> new IllegalStateException("Couldn't find @SpringBootApplication traversing %s."
+						.formatted(Arrays.stream(types).map(Class::getName).collect(Collectors.joining(", ")))));
+	}
+
+	private static Class<?> lookupSpringBootApplicationAnnotation(Class<?> clazz) {
+
+		return MODULITH_TYPES.computeIfAbsent(clazz,
+				it -> new AnnotatedClassFinder(SpringBootApplication.class).findFromClass(clazz));
 	}
 
 	private static record Key(String moduleBasePackage, ApplicationModuleTest annotation) {}