diff --git a/packages/server/src/utilities/fileSystem/app.ts b/packages/server/src/utilities/fileSystem/app.ts
index 0decf73a54..25600ee3f1 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utilities/fileSystem/app.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/utilities/fileSystem/app.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export const getComponentLibraryManifest = async (library: string) => {
   const filename = "manifest.json"
 
   if (env.isDev() || env.isTest()) {
-    const path = join(TOP_LEVEL_PATH, "../client", filename)
+    const path = join(TOP_LEVEL_PATH, "packages/client", filename)
     // always load from new so that updates are refreshed
     delete require.cache[require.resolve(path)]
     return require(path)