diff --git a/packages/cli/src/build.ts b/packages/cli/src/build.ts
index 50a4fb2a84..a3ee144fc4 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/build.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/build.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export async function build({
   await Promise.all([
     tablegen({ configPath, config, remappings }),
     worldgen(config, getExistingContracts(srcDir), outPath),
-    generateSystemManifest({ configPath, config }),
+    generateSystemManifest({ rootDir: path.dirname(configPath), config }),
   ]);
 
   await forge(["build"], { profile: foundryProfile });
diff --git a/packages/world/ts/node/findSolidityFiles.ts b/packages/world/ts/node/findSolidityFiles.ts
index 591d1fcb2b..6e61125fbd 100644
--- a/packages/world/ts/node/findSolidityFiles.ts
+++ b/packages/world/ts/node/findSolidityFiles.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ import path from "node:path";
 import { glob } from "glob";
 import { World } from "../config/v2/output";
 
-export async function findSolidityFiles({ configPath, config }: { configPath: string; config: World }) {
+export async function findSolidityFiles({ rootDir, config }: { rootDir: string; config: World }) {
   const files = await glob(path.join(config.sourceDirectory, "**", "*.sol"), {
-    cwd: path.dirname(configPath),
+    cwd: rootDir,
   });
 
   return files.sort().map((filename) => ({
diff --git a/packages/world/ts/node/generateSystemManifest.ts b/packages/world/ts/node/generateSystemManifest.ts
index eb6d6bee1b..9222439367 100644
--- a/packages/world/ts/node/generateSystemManifest.ts
+++ b/packages/world/ts/node/generateSystemManifest.ts
@@ -5,16 +5,16 @@ import { getSystemContracts } from "./getSystemContracts";
 import { getSystemManifest } from "./getSystemManifest";
 
 export type GenerateSystemManifestOptions = {
-  readonly configPath: string;
+  readonly rootDir: string;
   readonly config: World;
 };
 
-export async function generateSystemManifest({ configPath, config }: GenerateSystemManifestOptions): Promise<string> {
-  const systemContracts = await getSystemContracts({ configPath, config });
+export async function generateSystemManifest({ rootDir, config }: GenerateSystemManifestOptions): Promise<string> {
+  const systemContracts = await getSystemContracts({ rootDir, config });
   const systemManifest = getSystemManifest({ config, systemContracts });
 
   // TODO: generate corresponding .json.d.ts?
-  const outputPath = path.join(path.dirname(configPath), config.metadataDirectory, "systems.json");
+  const outputPath = path.join(rootDir, config.metadataDirectory, "systems.json");
 
   // TODO: transform system source paths to be relative to manifest output path?
 
diff --git a/packages/world/ts/node/getSystemContracts.ts b/packages/world/ts/node/getSystemContracts.ts
index 21e5f7adc9..93c0aaa81f 100644
--- a/packages/world/ts/node/getSystemContracts.ts
+++ b/packages/world/ts/node/getSystemContracts.ts
@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@ export type SolidityContract = {
 };
 
 export type GetSystemContractsOptions = {
-  readonly configPath: string;
+  readonly rootDir: string;
   readonly config: World;
 };
 
 export async function getSystemContracts({
-  configPath,
+  rootDir,
   config,
 }: GetSystemContractsOptions): Promise<readonly SolidityContract[]> {
-  const solidityFiles = await findSolidityFiles({ configPath, config });
+  const solidityFiles = await findSolidityFiles({ rootDir, config });
 
   return solidityFiles
     .map((file) => ({
diff --git a/packages/world/ts/scripts/build.ts b/packages/world/ts/scripts/build.ts
index be6f833a52..9ec3f54541 100644
--- a/packages/world/ts/scripts/build.ts
+++ b/packages/world/ts/scripts/build.ts
@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@ import { generateSystemManifest, worldgen } from "../node";
 // TODO: do the same for store build too
 
 const configPath = await resolveConfigPath();
+const rootDir = path.dirname(configPath);
 const config = (await loadConfig(configPath)) as World;
 const remappings = await getRemappings();
 
 // TODO: move this into worldgen
-const existingContracts = (await findSolidityFiles({ configPath, config })).map((file) => ({
+const existingContracts = (await findSolidityFiles({ rootDir, config })).map((file) => ({
   path: file.filename,
   basename: file.basename,
 }));
@@ -37,5 +38,5 @@ await Promise.all([
     existingContracts,
     codegenDirectory,
   ),
-  generateSystemManifest({ configPath, config }),
+  generateSystemManifest({ rootDir, config }),
 ]);