diff --git a/crates/karva_core/src/collection/collector.rs b/crates/karva_core/src/collection/collector.rs
index 722b7878..51f9eb28 100644
--- a/crates/karva_core/src/collection/collector.rs
+++ b/crates/karva_core/src/collection/collector.rs
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ impl<'ctx, 'proj, 'rep> ParallelCollector<'ctx, 'proj, 'rep> {
             .require_git(false)
             .git_global(false)
             .parents(true)
+            .follow_links(true)
             .git_ignore(!self.context.project().options().no_ignore())
             .types({
                 let mut types = ignore::types::TypesBuilder::new();
diff --git a/crates/karva_core/src/utils.rs b/crates/karva_core/src/utils.rs
index 6b7912e7..abd60810 100644
--- a/crates/karva_core/src/utils.rs
+++ b/crates/karva_core/src/utils.rs
@@ -160,8 +160,9 @@ pub(crate) fn full_test_name(
 const TRUNCATE_LENGTH: usize = 30;
 
 pub(crate) fn truncate_string(value: &str) -> String {
-    if value.len() > TRUNCATE_LENGTH {
-        format!("{}...", &value[..TRUNCATE_LENGTH - 3])
+    if value.chars().count() > TRUNCATE_LENGTH {
+        let truncated: String = value.chars().take(TRUNCATE_LENGTH - 3).collect();
+        format!("{truncated}...")
     } else {
         value.to_string()
     }
diff --git a/crates/karva_test/src/real_world_projects.rs b/crates/karva_test/src/real_world_projects.rs
index 88e473b0..fe2b46cb 100644
--- a/crates/karva_test/src/real_world_projects.rs
+++ b/crates/karva_test/src/real_world_projects.rs
@@ -407,8 +407,9 @@ pub static PYDANTIC_SETTINGS_PROJECT: RealWorldProject<'static> = RealWorldProje
 
 pub static PYDANTIC_PROJECT: RealWorldProject<'static> = RealWorldProject {
     name: "pydantic",
-    repository: "https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic",
-    commit: "ed67e3ebf7c9a55de75de0e8995dbce36551eaca",
+    // Skip recursive test that fails crashes karva and pytest.
+    repository: "https://github.com/MatthewMckee4/pydantic",
+    commit: "17fc29cd471dd728866a729f08e0b6557cb9340b",
     paths: &["tests"],
     dependencies: &[
         "pytest",
@@ -421,6 +422,8 @@ pub static PYDANTIC_PROJECT: RealWorldProject<'static> = RealWorldProject {
         "dirty-equals",
         "jsonschema",
         "pytz",
+        "hypothesis",
+        "inline_snapshot",
     ],
     max_dep_date: "2025-12-01",
     python_version: PythonVersion::PY313,