diff --git a/e2e/docker/BUILD.bazel b/e2e/docker/BUILD.bazel
index cc34f9a0b8aa5d21f9c005a71d20e94d4d3c880a..af07985e79a0a24a457aa6f194b477a24bac42d8 100644
--- a/e2e/docker/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/e2e/docker/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-load("@rules_python//python:defs.bzl", "py_binary", "py_library")
-load("@rules_labgrid//labgrid/genrule:defs.bzl", "labgrid_genrule")
+load("@rules_diff//diff/file/test:defs.bzl", "diff_file_test")
 load("@rules_labgrid//labgrid/executor:defs.bzl", "labgrid_executor")
+load("@rules_labgrid//labgrid/genrule:defs.bzl", "labgrid_genrule")
 load("@rules_labgrid//labgrid/transition:defs.bzl", "labgrid_transition")
-load("@rules_diff//diff/file/test:defs.bzl", "diff_file_test")
+load("@rules_python//python:defs.bzl", "py_binary", "py_library")
 load("@toolchain_utils//toolchain/info:defs.bzl", "toolchain_info")
 
 # The goal of this test/example is to use the nut/bolts of `rules_labgrid`
@@ -76,6 +76,12 @@ toolchain(
     toolchain_type = "@rules_labgrid//labgrid/toolchain/executor:type",
 )
 
+# A simplistic implementation of cat which dependends on runfiles
+py_binary(
+    name = "cat",
+    srcs = ["cat.py"],
+)
+
 # Run within the LabGrid environment
 # This shows a few things:
 # - It resolves the executor registered above to set up the `LG_ENV` enviroment variable
@@ -83,9 +89,9 @@ toolchain(
 # - `@ape//:cat` is provided to
 labgrid_genrule(
     name = "echo",
-    srcs = ["@ape//:cat"],
+    srcs = [":cat"],
     outs = ["stdout.log"],
-    cmd = "$(location :ssh) $(location @ape//:cat) /etc/os-release > $@",
+    cmd = "$(location :ssh) $(locations :cat) /etc/os-release > $@",
     tags = ["manual"],
     tools = [":ssh"],
 )
diff --git a/e2e/docker/cat.py b/e2e/docker/cat.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..13d94bc0fbde6818a7589a2d84f4aa37bec582eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/docker/cat.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import fileinput
+
+for line in fileinput.input(files="/etc/os-release"):
+    print(line, end="")
diff --git a/e2e/docker/ssh.py b/e2e/docker/ssh.py
index fa8f7e19ec484641f7d0993227daae70777cf665..0c1ff803c8bee654ae07483eaa7ca8aab5e9effb 100755
--- a/e2e/docker/ssh.py
+++ b/e2e/docker/ssh.py
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ def main(exe: Path, *args: str) -> int:
     program = "/tmp/{}".format(parsed.program.name)
     transfer.put(parsed.program, program)
 
+    # Transfer runfiles
+    src_runfiles = parsed.program.with_suffix(".runfiles")
+    dest_runfiles = Path(program).with_suffix(".runfiles")
+    if src_runfiles.exists():
+        transfer.put(src_runfiles, dest_runfiles)
+
     # Run the transferred program
     out, err, code = shell.run(join((program, *parsed.arguments)))
     for line in out:
diff --git a/labgrid/genrule/rule.bzl b/labgrid/genrule/rule.bzl
index 0d276a7a524ae4b0d48dd496f0c8ec4aa7dc3b9a..752dbbe3f13a236ab0d5d4d24c44ae1e2ba36d11 100644
--- a/labgrid/genrule/rule.bzl
+++ b/labgrid/genrule/rule.bzl
@@ -78,8 +78,7 @@ def implementation(ctx):
         executable = executor.run,
         arguments = [args],
         outputs = ctx.outputs.outs,
-        inputs = depset(transitive = [s.files for s in ctx.attr.srcs]),
-        tools = [t.files_to_run for t in ctx.attr.tools] + [ctx.executable._sh],
+        tools = [t.files_to_run for t in (ctx.attr.tools + ctx.attr.srcs)] + [ctx.executable._sh],
         env = executor.env,
         mnemonic = "LabGridGenrule",
     )