diff --git a/packages/client/tests/e2e/prisma-init-corepack/_steps.ts b/packages/client/tests/e2e/prisma-init-corepack/_steps.ts
index 1e9c7d84105e..207e383799c4 100644
--- a/packages/client/tests/e2e/prisma-init-corepack/_steps.ts
+++ b/packages/client/tests/e2e/prisma-init-corepack/_steps.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ void executeSteps({
     await $`pnpm install`
   },
   test: async () => {
-    await $`pnpm dlx prisma init`
+    await $`pnpm exec prisma init`
   },
   finish: async () => {
     await $`echo "done"`