diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/ci/browser_test.sh b/apps/remix-ide/ci/browser_test.sh
index 4149f4fda7..1ae86c2319 100755
--- a/apps/remix-ide/ci/browser_test.sh
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/ci/browser_test.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ TEST_EXITCODE=0
 yarn run ganache-cli &
 yarn run serve:production &
 echo 'sharing folder: ' $PWD '/apps/remix-ide/contracts' &
-yarn run remixd &
+yarn run remixd -s ./apps/remix-ide/contracts &
 
 sleep 5
 
diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/ci/flaky.sh b/apps/remix-ide/ci/flaky.sh
index 41e6c69528..0b6cfd011f 100755
--- a/apps/remix-ide/ci/flaky.sh
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/ci/flaky.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ TEST_EXITCODE=0
 yarn run ganache-cli &
 yarn run serve:production &
 echo 'sharing folder: ' $PWD '/apps/remix-ide/contracts' &
-yarn run remixd &
+yarn run remixd -s ./apps/remix-ide/contracts &
 npx nx serve remix-ide-e2e-src-local-plugin &
 
 sleep 5