diff --git a/packages/cli/src/services/__tests__/util.spec.ts b/packages/cli/src/services/__tests__/util.spec.ts
index b39cecb8..d4f0ad60 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/services/__tests__/util.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/services/__tests__/util.spec.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 import path from 'node:path'
 import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest'
+import fs from 'node:fs/promises'
+import os from 'node:os'
 
 import {
   pathToPosix,
   isFileSync,
   getPlaywrightVersionFromPackage,
+  findRegexFiles,
 } from '../util'
 
 describe('util', () => {
@@ -46,4 +49,36 @@ describe('util', () => {
       expect(version).toMatch(/^\d+\.\d+\.\d+/)
     })
   })
+
+  describe('findRegexFiles()', () => {
+    it('should correctly handle relative directory paths', async () => {
+      // Create a temporary directory structure
+      const tmpDir = await fs.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'test-util-'))
+      const testSubDir = path.join(tmpDir, 'testdir')
+      await fs.mkdir(testSubDir)
+      await fs.writeFile(path.join(testSubDir, 'file1.ts'), 'content')
+      await fs.writeFile(path.join(testSubDir, 'file2.js'), 'content')
+
+      try {
+        // Change to temp directory to test relative paths
+        const originalCwd = process.cwd()
+        process.chdir(tmpDir)
+
+        // Call with relative directory (no leading ./ or /)
+        // findRegexFiles internally uses path.relative, so it needs to resolve the directory
+        const files = await findRegexFiles('testdir', /.*/, [])
+
+        // Should get correct relative paths, not paths like ../../absolute/path/...
+        expect(files).toContain('file1.ts')
+        expect(files).toContain('file2.js')
+        expect(files.every(p => !p.startsWith('..'))).toBe(true)
+
+        // Restore original cwd
+        process.chdir(originalCwd)
+      } finally {
+        // Cleanup
+        await fs.rm(tmpDir, { recursive: true, force: true })
+      }
+    })
+  })
 })
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/services/util.ts b/packages/cli/src/services/util.ts
index 9be87e82..6faa0dde 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/services/util.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/services/util.ts
@@ -309,8 +309,9 @@ export async function loadPlaywrightProjectFiles (
 
 export async function findRegexFiles (directory: string, regex: RegExp, ignorePattern: string[]):
 Promise<string[]> {
-  const files = await findFilesWithPattern(directory, '**/*.{js,ts,mjs}', ignorePattern)
-  return files.filter(file => regex.test(file)).map(file => pathToPosix(path.relative(directory, file)))
+  const resolvedDirectory = path.resolve(directory)
+  const files = await findFilesWithPattern(resolvedDirectory, '**/*.{js,ts,mjs}', ignorePattern)
+  return files.filter(file => regex.test(file)).map(file => pathToPosix(path.relative(resolvedDirectory, file)))
 }
 
 export async function findFilesWithPattern (