diff --git a/src/coordinator.py b/src/coordinator.py
index 509aa3e..676c490 100644
--- a/src/coordinator.py
+++ b/src/coordinator.py
@@ -39,14 +39,17 @@ class Coordinator:
 
     def _load_runners(self, env_files: list[EnvFile]) -> list[Runner]:
         """Creates an instance of the correct Runner class for each given env file"""
-        runners = []
+        runners: list[Runner] = []
         for env_file in env_files:
             RunnerClass = RUNNER_DICT[env_file.config["TYPE"]]
-            runners.append(
-                RunnerClass(
-                    dotenv_path=env_file.env_path, output_dir=self.DIR.output_dir, session_id=self.DIR.session_id
-                )
+            dependency_classes: list[type[Runner]] = []
+            for dependency in RunnerClass.dependencies:
+                dependency_classes.append(RUNNER_DICT[dependency])
+            runner_instance = RunnerClass(
+                dotenv_path=env_file.env_path, output_dir=self.DIR.output_dir, session_id=self.DIR.session_id
             )
+            runner_instance._dependency_runners = dependency_classes
+            runners.append(runner_instance)
         return runners
 
     def combine_html(self) -> None:
diff --git a/src/env_manager.py b/src/env_manager.py
index cfc81fb..d53f742 100644
--- a/src/env_manager.py
+++ b/src/env_manager.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from dotenv import dotenv_values
 
 from src.dir_manager import DirManager
 from src.runner_dict import RUNNER_DICT
+from src.runner_manager import RunnerManager
 
 
 class EnvFile(NamedTuple):
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ class DependencyRule(NamedTuple):
 class EnvManager:
     def __init__(self, env_paths_list: list[Path]):
         self.env_files: list[EnvFile] = self._get_env_files(env_paths_list)
+        self.runner_manager = RunnerManager(self.env_files)
         self.dependency_rules: list[DependencyRule] = self._get_dependency_rules(self.env_files)
         self.env_files = self.sort_env_files_by_rule(self.env_files, self.dependency_rules)
 
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ class EnvManager:
         for env_file in env_files:
             child_runner_class = RUNNER_DICT[env_file.env_type]
             for dependency in child_runner_class.dependencies:
-                dependency_rule = DependencyRule(child=child_runner_class.name, dependency=dependency.name)
+                dependency_rule = DependencyRule(child=child_runner_class.name, dependency=dependency)
                 dependency_rules.append(dependency_rule)
         return dependency_rules
 
diff --git a/src/runner.py b/src/runner.py
index a2b3f82..3bdd085 100644
--- a/src/runner.py
+++ b/src/runner.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class Runner:
     tests: list[Test] = []
     cleanups: list[Test] = []
     dependencies: list[str] = []
+    _dependency_runners: list[type["Runner"]] = []
 
     def __init__(self, dotenv_path: Path, output_dir: Path, session_id: str):
         self.dotenv_path = dotenv_path
@@ -167,9 +168,9 @@ class Runner:
 
         passed_tests = [r.name for r in self.DIRS.RESULTS.glob("*") if "passed" in r.name]
         results = []
-        for dependencie_runner in self.dependencies:
-            for setup_name in dependencie_runner.setups:
-                dependencie_identifier = self.combine_names(dependencie_runner.name, setup_name.test_file)
+        for dependency_runner in self._dependency_runners:
+            for setup_name in dependency_runner.setups:
+                dependencie_identifier = self.combine_names(dependency_runner.name, setup_name.test_file)
                 results.append(any(dependencie_identifier in f for f in passed_tests))
         return all(results)