diff --git a/api/internal/plugins/compiler/compiler.go b/api/internal/plugins/compiler/compiler.go
index 315108edd..809fada48 100644
--- a/api/internal/plugins/compiler/compiler.go
+++ b/api/internal/plugins/compiler/compiler.go
@@ -37,6 +37,16 @@ func DeterminePluginSrcRoot(fSys filesys.FileSystem) (string, error) {
 		"source directory", fSys, []konfig.NotedFunc{
 			{
 				Note: "relative to unit test",
+				F: func() string {
+					return filepath.Clean(
+						filepath.Join(
+							os.Getenv("PWD"),
+							"..", "..",
+							konfig.RelPluginHome))
+				},
+			},
+			{
+				Note: "relative to unit test (internal pkg)",
 				F: func() string {
 					return filepath.Clean(
 						filepath.Join(