diff --git a/packages/cli/src/command-helpers/network.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/command-helpers/network.test.ts
index 9d7cfc4d3..bc222be9c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/command-helpers/network.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/command-helpers/network.test.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import yaml from 'yaml';
 import { initNetworksConfig, updateSubgraphNetwork } from './network.js';
 
 const SUBGRAPH_PATH_BASE = path.join(
-  `${process.platform === 'win32' ? '' : '/'}${fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)}`,
+  fileURLToPath(import.meta.url),
   '..',
   '..',
   '..',
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/local.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/local.ts
index 7cc96197d..b9bd3b8db 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/local.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/local.ts
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export default class LocalCommand extends Command {
     const composeFile =
       composeFileFlag ||
       path.join(
-        `${process.platform === 'win32' ? '' : '/'}${fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)}`,
+        fileURLToPath(import.meta.url),
         '..',
         '..',
         '..',
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/subgraph.ts b/packages/cli/src/subgraph.ts
index d36761b65..93b84fcf4 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/subgraph.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/subgraph.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export default class Subgraph {
     const schema = graphql.parse(
       await fs.readFile(
         path.join(
-          `${process.platform === 'win32' ? '' : '/'}${fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)}`,
+          fileURLToPath(import.meta.url),
           '..',
           'protocols',
           // TODO: substreams/triggers is a special case, should be handled better
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/version.ts b/packages/cli/src/version.ts
index 27932ee86..e9fee6872 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/version.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/version.ts
@@ -6,12 +6,7 @@ const packageJson = JSON.parse(
   fs
     .readFileSync(
       // works even when bundled/built because the path to package.json is the same
-      path.join(
-        `${process.platform === 'win32' ? '' : '/'}${fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)}`,
-        '..',
-        '..',
-        'package.json',
-      ),
+      path.join(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url), '..', '..', 'package.json'),
     )
     .toString(),
 );