diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2639b6777..abd1b7226 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ debug:
 	REACT_APP_DEBUG=true npm start
 
 test:
-	node metadata_fetch.mjs
 	npm run test
 
 deploy-setup:
diff --git a/metadata_fetch.mjs b/metadata_fetch.mjs
index 56fcff570..7dd18ee7e 100644
--- a/metadata_fetch.mjs
+++ b/metadata_fetch.mjs
@@ -6,8 +6,12 @@ let metadataUS = null;
 let metadataUK = null;
 let metadataCA = null;
 const __dirname = path.dirname(new URL(import.meta.url).pathname);
+// Fix for Windows path issues
+const normalizedDirname = __dirname.startsWith("/")
+  ? __dirname.slice(1)
+  : __dirname;
 const filePath = path.join(
-  __dirname,
+  normalizedDirname,
   "src",
   "__tests__",
   "__setup__",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index babfe2ff4..c938192ee 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "start": "react-scripts start",
     "build": "react-scripts build",
+    "pretest": "node metadata_fetch.mjs",
     "test": "jest",
     "eject": "react-scripts eject",
     "fix": "eslint --fix --ext js,jsx . && prettier -w .",