diff --git a/native/restarter/tests/tests.rs b/native/restarter/tests/tests.rs
index 2adf3253cbee..f5ae2cc1bb6a 100644
--- a/native/restarter/tests/tests.rs
+++ b/native/restarter/tests/tests.rs
@@ -4,22 +4,26 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn smoke_test() {
-        let restarter_file = env::current_exe().unwrap()
-            .parent().unwrap().parent().unwrap()
-            .join(if cfg!(target_os = "windows") { "restarter.exe" } else { "restarter" });
+        let test_file = env::current_exe().unwrap();
+        let bin_dir = test_file.parent().unwrap().parent().unwrap();
+        let restarter_file = bin_dir.join(if cfg!(target_os = "windows") { "restarter.exe" } else { "restarter" });
         if !restarter_file.exists() {
             panic!("Does not exist: {restarter_file:?}");
         }
 
-        let list_cmd = if cfg!(target_os = "windows") { "dir" } else { "ls" };
         let file_path = restarter_file.to_str().unwrap();
         let output = std::process::Command::new(&restarter_file)
-            .args(vec!["777777777", "2", list_cmd, file_path])
+            .args(if cfg!(target_os = "windows") {
+                vec!["777777777", "4", "cmd", "/c", "dir", file_path]
+            } else {
+                vec!["777777777", "2", "ls", file_path]
+            })
             .output().unwrap();
 
         let stdout = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
         let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr);
+        let marker = if cfg!(target_os = "windows") { bin_dir.to_str().unwrap() } else { file_path };
         assert!(output.status.success(), "Failed: {}\n== stdout:\n{}\n== stderr:\n{}", output.status, stdout, stderr);
-        assert!(stdout.contains(file_path), "Line '{}' not found in the output:\n{}", file_path, stdout);
+        assert!(stdout.contains(marker), "Line '{}' not found in the output:\n{}", marker, stdout);
     }
 }