diff --git a/tests/portability/test_pyinstaller_binary.py b/tests/portability/test_pyinstaller_binary.py
index 71d2b2e4..42bb4ed8 100644
--- a/tests/portability/test_pyinstaller_binary.py
+++ b/tests/portability/test_pyinstaller_binary.py
@@ -23,13 +23,19 @@ def command_str_to_list(command: str) -> list[str]:
         (command_str_to_list("algokit doctor"), [0]),
         (command_str_to_list("algokit task vanity-address PY"), [0]),
         (command_str_to_list("algokit -v init --name playground -t python --no-git --no-ide"), [0]),
-        (command_str_to_list("cd playground && algokit project run build -- hello_world"), [0]),
+        (command_str_to_list("algokit project run build -- hello_world"), [0]),
     ],
 )
 def test_non_interactive_algokit_commands(
     command: list[str], exit_codes: list[int], tmp_path_factory: pytest.TempPathFactory
 ) -> None:
     cwd = tmp_path_factory.mktemp("cwd")
+
+    # Create a 'playground' directory
+    if "build" in command:
+        cwd = cwd / "playground"
+        cwd.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+
     execution_result = subprocess.run(command, capture_output=True, text=True, check=False, cwd=cwd)
     logger.info(f"Command {command} returned {execution_result.stdout}")