diff --git a/packages/app/e2e/helpers/agent-bottom-anchor.ts b/packages/app/e2e/helpers/agent-bottom-anchor.ts
index 7ecf0ac9b..0db136fbd 100644
--- a/packages/app/e2e/helpers/agent-bottom-anchor.ts
+++ b/packages/app/e2e/helpers/agent-bottom-anchor.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 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";
 
@@ -90,10 +88,8 @@ async function loadDaemonClientConstructor(): Promise<
     clientType: "cli";
   }) => DaemonClientInstance
 > {
-  const repoRoot = path.resolve(process.cwd(), "../..");
-  const moduleUrl = pathToFileURL(
-    path.join(repoRoot, "packages/server/dist/server/server/exports.js"),
-  ).href;
+  const moduleUrl = new URL("../../../server/dist/server/server/exports.js", import.meta.url)
+    .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 fe72677b8..557f837aa 100644
--- a/packages/app/e2e/helpers/archive-tab.ts
+++ b/packages/app/e2e/helpers/archive-tab.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 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";
@@ -70,10 +68,8 @@ async function loadDaemonClientConstructor(): Promise<
     clientType: "cli";
   }) => ArchiveTabDaemonClient
 > {
-  const repoRoot = path.resolve(process.cwd(), "../..");
-  const moduleUrl = pathToFileURL(
-    path.join(repoRoot, "packages/server/dist/server/server/exports.js"),
-  ).href;
+  const moduleUrl = new URL("../../../server/dist/server/server/exports.js", import.meta.url)
+    .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 18dd79bd1..6f2ab9671 100644
--- a/packages/app/e2e/helpers/terminal-perf.ts
+++ b/packages/app/e2e/helpers/terminal-perf.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 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";
 
@@ -46,10 +44,8 @@ function getServerId(): string {
 async function loadDaemonClientConstructor(): Promise<
   new (config: { url: string; clientId: string; clientType: "cli" }) => TerminalPerfDaemonClient
 > {
-  const repoRoot = path.resolve(process.cwd(), "../..");
-  const moduleUrl = pathToFileURL(
-    path.join(repoRoot, "packages/server/dist/server/server/exports.js"),
-  ).href;
+  const moduleUrl = new URL("../../../server/dist/server/server/exports.js", import.meta.url)
+    .href;
   const mod = (await import(moduleUrl)) as {
     DaemonClient: new (config: {
       url: string;