diff --git a/cmd/cue/cmd/fmt.go b/cmd/cue/cmd/fmt.go
index 8e6ee1a..810ddec 100644
--- a/cmd/cue/cmd/fmt.go
+++ b/cmd/cue/cmd/fmt.go
@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@
 		Long: `Fmt formats the given files or the files for the given packages in place
 `,
 		RunE: mkRunE(c, func(cmd *Command, args []string) error {
-			for _, inst := range load.Instances(args, nil) {
+			for _, inst := range load.Instances(args, &load.Config{
+				Tests: true,
+				Tools: true,
+			}) {
 				if inst.Err != nil {
 					exitOnErr(cmd, inst.Err, false)
 					continue