diff --git a/src/tests/frontend/travis/adminrunner.sh b/src/tests/frontend/travis/adminrunner.sh
index 39bcede98..32fd12a63 100755
--- a/src/tests/frontend/travis/adminrunner.sh
+++ b/src/tests/frontend/travis/adminrunner.sh
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ MY_DIR=$(try cd "${0%/*}" && try pwd -P) || exit 1
 try cd "${MY_DIR}/../../../.."
 
 log "Assuming src/bin/installDeps.sh has already been run"
-npm run dev --experimental-worker "${@}" &
-ep_pid=$!
+( cd src && npm run dev --experimental-worker "${@}" &
+ep_pid=$!)
 
 log "Waiting for Etherpad to accept connections (http://localhost:9001)..."
 connected=false
diff --git a/src/tests/frontend/travis/runner.sh b/src/tests/frontend/travis/runner.sh
index 7d9dbb086..7796bc2ef 100755
--- a/src/tests/frontend/travis/runner.sh
+++ b/src/tests/frontend/travis/runner.sh
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ MY_DIR=$(try cd "${0%/*}" && try pwd -P) || exit 1
 try cd "${MY_DIR}/../../../.."
 
 log "Assuming src/bin/installDeps.sh has already been run"
-npm run dev --experimental-worker "${@}" &
-ep_pid=$!
+(cd src && npm run dev --experimental-worker "${@}" &
+ep_pid=$!)
 
 log "Waiting for Etherpad to accept connections (http://localhost:9001)..."
 connected=false
diff --git a/src/tests/frontend/travis/runnerBackend.sh b/src/tests/frontend/travis/runnerBackend.sh
index d20cc7469..518e77872 100755
--- a/src/tests/frontend/travis/runnerBackend.sh
+++ b/src/tests/frontend/travis/runnerBackend.sh
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ s!"points":[^,]*!"points": 1000!
 
 log "Deprecation notice: runnerBackend.sh - Please use: cd src && npm test"
 log "Assuming src/bin/installDeps.sh has already been run"
-npm run dev "${@}" &
-ep_pid=$!
+(cd src && npm run dev "${@}" &
+ep_pid=$!)
 
 log "Waiting for Etherpad to accept connections (http://localhost:9001)..."
 connected=false
diff --git a/src/tests/frontend/travis/runnerLoadTest.sh b/src/tests/frontend/travis/runnerLoadTest.sh
index 52f133bd9..6582b4b51 100755
--- a/src/tests/frontend/travis/runnerLoadTest.sh
+++ b/src/tests/frontend/travis/runnerLoadTest.sh
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ s!"points":[^,]*!"points": 1000!
 ' settings.json.template >settings.json
 
 log "Assuming src/bin/installDeps.sh has already been run"
-npm run dev &
-ep_pid=$!
+(cd src && npm run dev &
+ep_pid=$!)
 
 log "Waiting for Etherpad to accept connections (http://localhost:9001)..."
 connected=false