diff --git a/tests/commands/api/generate.test.ts b/tests/commands/api/generate.test.ts
index 3f2178da6..931f543cb 100644
--- a/tests/commands/api/generate.test.ts
+++ b/tests/commands/api/generate.test.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { pathToFileURL } from 'node:url'
 import { execSync } from 'child_process'
 import fs from 'fs-extra'
 import os from 'os'
@@ -19,16 +20,12 @@ describe('api:generate', () => {
     const stdout = execSync(cmd, { encoding: 'utf8' })
     if (process.env.DEBUG === 'true') console.log(cmd, stdout)
 
-    expect(content('output/.api/streams.json')).toMatchObject(
-      content('expected/api_generate/.api/streams.json')
+    expect(content('tests/__data__/output/.api/streams.json')).toMatchObject(
+      content('tests/__data__/expected/api_generate/.api/streams.json')
     )
   })
 })
 
 function content(filepath: string) {
-  return JSON.parse(
-    fs.readFileSync(`tests/__data__/${filepath}`, {
-      encoding: 'utf8'
-    })
-  )
+  return JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(pathToFileURL(filepath), { encoding: 'utf8' }))
 }
diff --git a/tests/commands/playlist/format.test.ts b/tests/commands/playlist/format.test.ts
index 58174f93a..070bfd7d9 100644
--- a/tests/commands/playlist/format.test.ts
+++ b/tests/commands/playlist/format.test.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { pathToFileURL } from 'node:url'
 import { execSync } from 'child_process'
 import * as fs from 'fs-extra'
 import { glob } from 'glob'
@@ -24,15 +25,13 @@ describe('playlist:format', () => {
       .map(f => f.replace('tests/__data__/expected/playlist_format/', ''))
 
     files.forEach(filepath => {
-      expect(content(`output/streams/${filepath}`), filepath).toBe(
-        content(`expected/playlist_format/${filepath}`)
+      expect(content(`tests/__data__/output/streams/${filepath}`), filepath).toBe(
+        content(`tests/__data__/expected/playlist_format/${filepath}`)
       )
     })
   })
 })
 
 function content(filepath: string) {
-  return fs.readFileSync(`tests/__data__/${filepath}`, {
-    encoding: 'utf8'
-  })
+  return fs.readFileSync(pathToFileURL(filepath), { encoding: 'utf8' })
 }
diff --git a/tests/commands/playlist/generate.test.ts b/tests/commands/playlist/generate.test.ts
index d51428aca..5c99f0269 100644
--- a/tests/commands/playlist/generate.test.ts
+++ b/tests/commands/playlist/generate.test.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { pathToFileURL } from 'node:url'
 import { execSync } from 'child_process'
 import * as fs from 'fs-extra'
 import * as glob from 'glob'
@@ -25,19 +26,17 @@ describe('playlist:generate', () => {
       .map((file: string) => file.replace('tests/__data__/expected/playlist_generate/', ''))
 
     playlists.forEach((filepath: string) => {
-      expect(content(`output/${filepath}`), filepath).toBe(
-        content(`expected/playlist_generate/${filepath}`)
+      expect(content(`tests/__data__/output/${filepath}`), filepath).toBe(
+        content(`tests/__data__/expected/playlist_generate/${filepath}`)
       )
     })
 
-    expect(content('output/logs/generators.log').split('\n').sort()).toStrictEqual(
-      content('expected/playlist_generate/logs/generators.log').split('\n').sort()
+    expect(content('tests/__data__/output/logs/generators.log').split('\n').sort()).toStrictEqual(
+      content('tests/__data__/expected/playlist_generate/logs/generators.log').split('\n').sort()
     )
   })
 })
 
 function content(filepath: string) {
-  return fs.readFileSync(`tests/__data__/${filepath}`, {
-    encoding: 'utf8'
-  })
+  return fs.readFileSync(pathToFileURL(filepath), { encoding: 'utf8' })
 }
diff --git a/tests/commands/playlist/update.test.ts b/tests/commands/playlist/update.test.ts
index 16dbefaf8..a9949c499 100644
--- a/tests/commands/playlist/update.test.ts
+++ b/tests/commands/playlist/update.test.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { pathToFileURL } from 'node:url'
 import { execSync } from 'child_process'
 import * as fs from 'fs-extra'
 import { glob } from 'glob'
@@ -25,8 +26,8 @@ describe('playlist:update', () => {
       .map(f => f.replace('tests/__data__/expected/playlist_update/', ''))
 
     files.forEach(filepath => {
-      expect(content(`output/streams/${filepath}`), filepath).toBe(
-        content(`expected/playlist_update/${filepath}`)
+      expect(content(`tests/__data__/output/streams/${filepath}`), filepath).toBe(
+        content(`tests/__data__/expected/playlist_update/${filepath}`)
       )
     })
 
@@ -37,7 +38,5 @@ describe('playlist:update', () => {
 })
 
 function content(filepath: string) {
-  return fs.readFileSync(`tests/__data__/${filepath}`, {
-    encoding: 'utf8'
-  })
+  return fs.readFileSync(pathToFileURL(filepath), { encoding: 'utf8' })
 }
diff --git a/tests/commands/readme/update.test.ts b/tests/commands/readme/update.test.ts
index 0ba363409..061179ed4 100644
--- a/tests/commands/readme/update.test.ts
+++ b/tests/commands/readme/update.test.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { pathToFileURL } from 'node:url'
 import { execSync } from 'child_process'
 import fs from 'fs-extra'
 import path from 'path'
@@ -36,9 +37,5 @@ describe('readme:update', () => {
 })
 
 function content(filepath: string) {
-  const data = fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(filepath), {
-    encoding: 'utf8'
-  })
-
-  return JSON.stringify(data)
+  return JSON.stringify(fs.readFileSync(pathToFileURL(filepath), { encoding: 'utf8' }))
 }