diff --git a/codex-rs/windows-sandbox-rs/src/unified_exec/tests.rs b/codex-rs/windows-sandbox-rs/src/unified_exec/tests.rs
index ea276c0db9..86e84fb0b8 100644
--- a/codex-rs/windows-sandbox-rs/src/unified_exec/tests.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/windows-sandbox-rs/src/unified_exec/tests.rs
@@ -229,7 +229,13 @@ fn legacy_non_tty_cmd_honors_deny_read_overrides() {
             vec![
                 "C:\\Windows\\System32\\cmd.exe".to_string(),
                 "/c".to_string(),
-                format!("type \"{public_rel}\" 2>&1"),
+                format!(
+                    "cd & dir & dir \"{}\" & type \"{public_rel}\" 2>&1",
+                    fixture_dir
+                        .file_name()
+                        .expect("fixture name")
+                        .to_string_lossy(),
+                ),
             ],
             cwd.as_path(),
             HashMap::new(),