diff --git a/packages/build-tools/src/steps/functions/installNodeModules.ts b/packages/build-tools/src/steps/functions/installNodeModules.ts
index e07555c2..cb72548b 100644
--- a/packages/build-tools/src/steps/functions/installNodeModules.ts
+++ b/packages/build-tools/src/steps/functions/installNodeModules.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export async function installNodeModules(
   env: BuildStepEnv
 ): Promise<void> {
   const { logger } = stepCtx;
-  const packageManager = resolvePackageManager(stepCtx.global.projectTargetDirectory);
+  const packageManager = resolvePackageManager(stepCtx.workingDirectory);
   const packagerRunDir = findPackagerRootDir(stepCtx.workingDirectory);
   let args = ['install'];
   if (packageManager === PackageManager.PNPM) {
diff --git a/packages/build-tools/src/steps/functions/prebuild.ts b/packages/build-tools/src/steps/functions/prebuild.ts
index ac3602c2..2a52c5c5 100644
--- a/packages/build-tools/src/steps/functions/prebuild.ts
+++ b/packages/build-tools/src/steps/functions/prebuild.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export function createPrebuildBuildFunction(): BuildFunction {
     fn: async (stepCtx, { inputs, env }) => {
       const { logger } = stepCtx;
       const appleTeamId = inputs.apple_team_id.value as string | undefined;
-      const packageManager = resolvePackageManager(stepCtx.global.projectTargetDirectory);
+      const packageManager = resolvePackageManager(stepCtx.workingDirectory);
 
       assert(stepCtx.global.staticContext.job, 'Job is not defined');
       const job = stepCtx.global.staticContext.job;