diff --git a/bin/rstack-business.js b/bin/rstack-business.js
index a849b06..2482a59 100644
--- a/bin/rstack-business.js
+++ b/bin/rstack-business.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  */
 
 import { createRequire } from 'node:module';
-import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
+import { fileURLToPath, pathToFileURL } from 'node:url';
 import path from 'node:path';
 
 const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ if (args.includes('--version') || args.includes('-v')) {
 }
 
 const serverPath = path.resolve(__dirname, '../src/observability/dashboard/server.js');
-import(serverPath).catch((err) => {
+import(pathToFileURL(serverPath).href).catch((err) => {
   console.error(`[rstack-business] Failed to start: ${err.message}`);
   console.error(err);
   process.exit(1);
diff --git a/bin/rstack-observer.js b/bin/rstack-observer.js
index a670c32..1395de4 100644
--- a/bin/rstack-observer.js
+++ b/bin/rstack-observer.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * scripts, and muscle memory land on the single supported dashboard.
  */
 
-import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
+import { fileURLToPath, pathToFileURL } from 'node:url';
 import path from 'node:path';
 
 const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ for (let i = 0; i < process.argv.length; i++) {
 
 process.stderr.write('[rstack] rstack-observer now opens the unified Business Hub. Use rstack-business for new scripts.\n');
 
-import(serverPath).catch((err) => {
+import(pathToFileURL(serverPath).href).catch((err) => {
   console.error(`[rstack-observer] Failed to start unified dashboard: ${err.message}`);
   console.error(err);
   process.exit(1);