diff --git a/tests/runner-e2e/installed-release.test.ts b/tests/runner-e2e/installed-release.test.ts
index 7f7f353385f..7982f9b6646 100644
--- a/tests/runner-e2e/installed-release.test.ts
+++ b/tests/runner-e2e/installed-release.test.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ describe("ordinary installed release smoke", () => {
     for (const file of ["manifest.js", "worker.js"]) writeFileSync(path.join(plugin, "dist", file), "");
     writeFileSync(path.join(plugin, "package.json"), JSON.stringify(manifest));
     expect(installedReleaseDaytonaPlugin(cli)).toBe(plugin);
+    expect(installedReleaseDaytonaPlugin(cli, plugin)).toBe(plugin);
+    expect(() => installedReleaseDaytonaPlugin(cli, "relative/plugin")).toThrow("absolute");
     writeFileSync(path.join(plugin, "package.json"), JSON.stringify({ ...manifest, exports: { ".": "./src/index.ts" } }));
     expect(() => installedReleaseDaytonaPlugin(cli)).toThrow("public compiled Daytona");
     writeFileSync(path.join(plugin, "package.json"), JSON.stringify(manifest));
diff --git a/tests/runner-e2e/installed-release.ts b/tests/runner-e2e/installed-release.ts
index eaeafa8d2e3..b07ed89c5cd 100644
--- a/tests/runner-e2e/installed-release.ts
+++ b/tests/runner-e2e/installed-release.ts
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ export function installedReleaseLaunch(cliPath: string) {
 }
 
 /** Install the public plugin from the same consumer, without a workspace loader. */
-export function installedReleaseDaytonaPlugin(cliPath: string): string {
+export function installedReleaseDaytonaPlugin(cliPath: string, installedPluginPath?: string): string {
   const cli = installedReleaseLaunch(cliPath);
-  const plugin = realpathSync(path.join(path.dirname(cli.cwd), "@paperclipai/plugin-daytona"));
+  if (installedPluginPath && !path.isAbsolute(installedPluginPath)) throw new Error("Installed Daytona plugin path must be absolute");
+  const plugin = realpathSync(installedPluginPath ?? path.join(path.dirname(cli.cwd), "@paperclipai/plugin-daytona"));
   const manifest = JSON.parse(readFileSync(path.join(plugin, "package.json"), "utf8"));
   if (manifest.name !== "@paperclipai/plugin-daytona" ||
       manifest.paperclipPlugin?.manifest !== "./dist/manifest.js" ||
diff --git a/tests/runner-e2e/live-fixtures.ts b/tests/runner-e2e/live-fixtures.ts
index 91dd362734e..4cfe762c653 100644
--- a/tests/runner-e2e/live-fixtures.ts
+++ b/tests/runner-e2e/live-fixtures.ts
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ export async function setupLiveFixtures(input: {
       async setup() {
         return api.post<PluginRecord>("/api/plugins/install", {
           packageName: process.env.PAPERCLIP_RUNNER_E2E_INSTALLED_CLI
-            ? installedReleaseDaytonaPlugin(process.env.PAPERCLIP_RUNNER_E2E_INSTALLED_CLI)
+            ? installedReleaseDaytonaPlugin(process.env.PAPERCLIP_RUNNER_E2E_INSTALLED_CLI, process.env.PAPERCLIP_RUNNER_E2E_INSTALLED_DAYTONA_PLUGIN)
             : path.resolve(
             import.meta.dirname,
             "../../packages/plugins/sandbox-providers/daytona",