diff --git a/tools/test-js-with-puppeteer b/tools/test-js-with-puppeteer
index 4bfec91204..6c8cc65fb3 100755
--- a/tools/test-js-with-puppeteer
+++ b/tools/test-js-with-puppeteer
@@ -63,12 +63,7 @@ options = parser.parse_args()
 
 
 def run_single_test(test_file: str, test_number: int, total_tests: int) -> int:
-    cmd = [
-        os.path.join(ZULIP_PATH, "node_modules/.bin/ts-node"),
-        "--script-mode",
-        "--transpile-only",
-        test_file,
-    ]
+    cmd = ["node", "--experimental-strip-types", "--no-warnings=ExperimentalWarning", test_file]
 
     test_name = os.path.basename(test_file)
     cmd_str = shlex.join(cmd)
diff --git a/web/e2e-tests/lib/common.ts b/web/e2e-tests/lib/common.ts
index de606c6e2a..5f0d5c50b3 100644
--- a/web/e2e-tests/lib/common.ts
+++ b/web/e2e-tests/lib/common.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import assert from "node:assert/strict";
 import "css.escape";
 import path from "node:path";
 import timersPromises from "node:timers/promises";
+import * as url from "node:url";
 
 import ErrorStackParser from "error-stack-parser";
 import type {Browser, ConsoleMessage, ConsoleMessageLocation, ElementHandle, Page} from "puppeteer";
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ import StackTraceGPS from "stacktrace-gps";
 
 import {test_credentials} from "../../../var/puppeteer/test_credentials.js";
 
-const root_dir = path.resolve(__dirname, "../../..");
+const root_dir = url.fileURLToPath(new URL("../../..", import.meta.url));
 const puppeteer_dir = path.join(root_dir, "var/puppeteer");
 
 type Message = Record<string, string | boolean> & {