diff --git a/src/template/src/main.rs b/src/template/src/main.rs
index 0c4520d..4dafb3b 100644
--- a/src/template/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/template/src/main.rs
@@ -337,28 +337,13 @@ fn run_app(app_dir: &Path, args: &[String]) -> Result<()> {
     let max_attempts: u32 = 8;
     let mut status: Option<std::process::ExitStatus> = None;
     for attempt in 1..=max_attempts {
-        // Prepend Node's directory to PATH and launch via program name to avoid path parsing quirks
-        let node_bin_dir = node_executable
-            .parent()
-            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("Invalid node executable path: {}", node_executable.display()))?
-            .to_path_buf();
-        let program_name = if cfg!(windows) { "node.exe" } else { "node" };
-        let mut cmd = Command::new(program_name);
-        // Ensure PATH includes the Node directory first
-        let mut new_path = std::env::var_os("PATH").unwrap_or_default();
-        let sep = if cfg!(windows) { ";" } else { ":" };
-        let mut prefixed: OsString = OsString::new();
-        prefixed.push(node_bin_dir.as_os_str());
-        prefixed.push(sep);
-        prefixed.push(&new_path);
-        cmd.env("PATH", prefixed);
-        match cmd
+        let status_res = Command::new(&node_executable)
             .args(&cmd_args)
             .stdin(Stdio::inherit())
             .stdout(Stdio::inherit())
             .stderr(Stdio::inherit())
-            .status()
-        {
+            .status();
+        match status_res {
             Ok(s) => {
                 status = Some(s);
                 break;
diff --git a/tests/common/mod.rs b/tests/common/mod.rs
index 6a2393c..4b6c222 100644
--- a/tests/common/mod.rs
+++ b/tests/common/mod.rs
@@ -697,27 +697,8 @@ impl BundlerTestHelper {
             fs::set_permissions(executable_path, perms)?;
         }
 
-        // Build command to run the executable.
-        let exec_path_owned = executable_path.to_path_buf();
-        // Use verbatim long-path prefix on Windows to avoid MAX_PATH issues,
-        // otherwise use the original path.
-        #[cfg(windows)]
-        let exec_cmd = {
-            use std::ffi::OsString;
-            let abs = exec_path_owned
-                .canonicalize()
-                .unwrap_or_else(|_| exec_path_owned.clone());
-            let mut s: OsString = OsString::from(r"\\?\");
-            s.push(&abs);
-            s
-        };
-        #[cfg(not(windows))]
-        let exec_cmd = exec_path_owned.as_os_str().to_os_string();
-
-        let mut cmd = Command::new(&exec_cmd);
-        if let Some(parent) = exec_path_owned.parent() {
-            cmd.current_dir(parent);
-        }
+        // Build command to run the executable (match queue_ordering test behavior)
+        let mut cmd = Command::new(executable_path);
 
         cmd.args(args);
 
@@ -727,14 +708,14 @@ impl BundlerTestHelper {
 
         println!(
             "Executing: {} with args: {:?}",
-            exec_path_owned.display(),
+            executable_path.display(),
             args
         );
 
         let output = cmd.output().with_context(|| {
             format!(
                 "Failed to execute command: {}\nArgs: {:?}\nEnv vars: {:?}\nWorking directory: {:?}",
-                exec_path_owned.display(),
+                executable_path.display(),
                 args,
                 env_vars,
                 std::env::current_dir().unwrap_or_else(|_| "<unknown>".into())