diff --git a/e2e/playwright.config.ts b/e2e/playwright.config.ts
index 7f80ae9..ee96784 100644
--- a/e2e/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/e2e/playwright.config.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test';
 import dotenv from 'dotenv';
-import path from 'path';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
+import { dirname, resolve } from 'path';
 
 // Load e2e/.env.test if it exists (contains OPENAI_TEST_API_KEY)
-dotenv.config({ path: path.resolve(__dirname, '.env.test') });
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
+const __dirname = dirname(__filename);
+dotenv.config({ path: resolve(__dirname, '.env.test') });
 
 /**
  * Playwright configuration for AI Weekly Synth E2E tests.