diff --git a/packages/app/e2e/helpers/agent-bottom-anchor.ts b/packages/app/e2e/helpers/agent-bottom-anchor.ts
index 559186b82..a0d2fd0c0 100644
--- a/packages/app/e2e/helpers/agent-bottom-anchor.ts
+++ b/packages/app/e2e/helpers/agent-bottom-anchor.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import { expect, type Page } from "@playwright/test";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { pathToFileURL } from "node:url";
 import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
 import { buildHostWorkspaceRoute } from "../../src/utils/host-routes";
 
@@ -88,7 +90,10 @@ async function loadDaemonClientConstructor(): Promise<
     clientType: "cli";
   }) => DaemonClientInstance
 > {
-  const moduleUrl = new URL("../../../server/dist/server/server/exports.js", import.meta.url).href;
+  const repoRoot = path.resolve(__dirname, "../../../../");
+  const moduleUrl = pathToFileURL(
+    path.join(repoRoot, "packages/server/dist/server/server/exports.js"),
+  ).href;
   const mod = (await import(moduleUrl)) as {
     DaemonClient: new (config: {
       url: string;
diff --git a/packages/app/e2e/helpers/archive-tab.ts b/packages/app/e2e/helpers/archive-tab.ts
index baedbe81d..f75d7d60c 100644
--- a/packages/app/e2e/helpers/archive-tab.ts
+++ b/packages/app/e2e/helpers/archive-tab.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { pathToFileURL } from "node:url";
 import { expect, type Page } from "@playwright/test";
 import { buildCreateAgentPreferences, buildSeededHost } from "./daemon-registry";
 import { waitForWorkspaceTabsVisible } from "./workspace-tabs";
@@ -72,7 +74,10 @@ async function loadDaemonClientConstructor(): Promise<
     clientType: "cli";
   }) => ArchiveTabDaemonClient
 > {
-  const moduleUrl = new URL("../../../server/dist/server/server/exports.js", import.meta.url).href;
+  const repoRoot = path.resolve(__dirname, "../../../../");
+  const moduleUrl = pathToFileURL(
+    path.join(repoRoot, "packages/server/dist/server/server/exports.js"),
+  ).href;
   const mod = (await import(moduleUrl)) as {
     DaemonClient: new (config: {
       url: string;
diff --git a/packages/app/e2e/helpers/terminal-perf.ts b/packages/app/e2e/helpers/terminal-perf.ts
index b00783e6c..062562ce4 100644
--- a/packages/app/e2e/helpers/terminal-perf.ts
+++ b/packages/app/e2e/helpers/terminal-perf.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import type { Page } from "@playwright/test";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { pathToFileURL } from "node:url";
 import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
 import { buildHostWorkspaceRoute } from "../../src/utils/host-routes";
 
@@ -48,7 +50,10 @@ async function loadDaemonClientConstructor(): Promise<
     clientType: "cli";
   }) => TerminalPerfDaemonClient
 > {
-  const moduleUrl = new URL("../../../server/dist/server/server/exports.js", import.meta.url).href;
+  const repoRoot = path.resolve(__dirname, "../../../../");
+  const moduleUrl = pathToFileURL(
+    path.join(repoRoot, "packages/server/dist/server/server/exports.js"),
+  ).href;
   const mod = (await import(moduleUrl)) as {
     DaemonClient: new (config: {
       url: string;