diff --git a/core/tools/implementations/lsTool.ts b/core/tools/implementations/lsTool.ts
index c8c75306092..8fc9a044e22 100644
--- a/core/tools/implementations/lsTool.ts
+++ b/core/tools/implementations/lsTool.ts
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ import ignore from "ignore";
 
 import { ToolImpl } from ".";
 import { walkDir } from "../../indexing/walkDir";
-import { resolveInputPath } from "../../util/pathResolver";
 import { ContinueError, ContinueErrorReason } from "../../util/errors";
+import { resolveInputPath } from "../../util/pathResolver";
 
 export function resolveLsToolDirPath(dirPath: string | undefined) {
   if (!dirPath || dirPath === ".") {
-    return "/";
+    return ".";
   }
   // Don't strip leading slash from absolute paths - let the resolver handle it
   if (dirPath.startsWith(".") && !dirPath.startsWith("./")) {
diff --git a/core/tools/implementations/lsTool.vitest.ts b/core/tools/implementations/lsTool.vitest.ts
index c3c571294d8..7ec20682715 100644
--- a/core/tools/implementations/lsTool.vitest.ts
+++ b/core/tools/implementations/lsTool.vitest.ts
@@ -13,15 +13,15 @@ const mockExtras = {
 } as unknown as ToolExtras;
 
 test("resolveLsToolDirPath handles undefined path", () => {
-  expect(resolveLsToolDirPath(undefined)).toBe("/");
+  expect(resolveLsToolDirPath(undefined)).toBe(".");
 });
 
 test("resolveLsToolDirPath handles empty string", () => {
-  expect(resolveLsToolDirPath("")).toBe("/");
+  expect(resolveLsToolDirPath("")).toBe(".");
 });
 
 test("resolveLsToolDirPath handles dot", () => {
-  expect(resolveLsToolDirPath(".")).toBe("/");
+  expect(resolveLsToolDirPath(".")).toBe(".");
 });
 
 test("resolveLsToolDirPath handles dot relative", () => {