diff --git a/.github/workflows/copilot-sdk-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/copilot-sdk-ci.yml
index a3fc4aa2c8..0388558a8a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/copilot-sdk-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/copilot-sdk-ci.yml
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ jobs:
           }
           EOF
           
-          # Run the client
-          DEBUG=copilot-client cat /tmp/test/config.json | node dist/cli.js
+          # Run the client (using index.js which exports main())
+          DEBUG=copilot-client cat /tmp/test/config.json | node -e "import('./dist/index.js').then(m => m.main())"
           
           # Verify event log was created
           if [ ! -f /tmp/test/events.jsonl ]; then
diff --git a/copilot-client/test-local.sh b/copilot-client/test-local.sh
index 01e6036005..b84ad62b2e 100755
--- a/copilot-client/test-local.sh
+++ b/copilot-client/test-local.sh
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ cat /tmp/copilot-client-test/config.json
 # Run the client with debug logging
 echo ""
 echo "Running copilot-client..."
-DEBUG=copilot-client cat /tmp/copilot-client-test/config.json | node dist/cli.js
+DEBUG=copilot-client cat /tmp/copilot-client-test/config.json | node -e "import('./dist/index.js').then(m => m.main())"
 
 # Check results
 echo ""