diff --git a/cypress/support/commands.ts b/cypress/support/commands.ts
index f638df4f..8700b899 100644
--- a/cypress/support/commands.ts
+++ b/cypress/support/commands.ts
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ function login({
   email?: string;
 } = {}) {
   cy.then(() => ({ email })).as("user");
-  cy.exec(
-    `node --require esbuild-register ./cypress/support/create-user.ts "${email}"`
-  ).then(({ stdout }) => {
-    const cookieValue = stdout
-      .replace(/.*<cookie>(?<cookieValue>.*)<\/cookie>.*/s, "$<cookieValue>")
-      .trim();
-    cy.setCookie("__session", cookieValue);
-  });
+  cy.exec(`npx ts-node ./cypress/support/create-user.ts "${email}"`).then(
+    ({ stdout }) => {
+      const cookieValue = stdout
+        .replace(/.*<cookie>(?<cookieValue>.*)<\/cookie>.*/s, "$<cookieValue>")
+        .trim();
+      cy.setCookie("__session", cookieValue);
+    }
+  );
   return cy.get("@user");
 }
 
@@ -62,9 +62,7 @@ function cleanupUser({ email }: { email?: string } = {}) {
 }
 
 function deleteUserByEmail(email: string) {
-  cy.exec(
-    `node --require esbuild-register ./cypress/support/delete-user.ts "${email}"`
-  );
+  cy.exec(`npx ts-node ./cypress/support/delete-user.ts "${email}"`);
   cy.clearCookie("__session");
 }
 
diff --git a/cypress/support/create-user.ts b/cypress/support/create-user.ts
index b9a04a22..e598dc20 100644
--- a/cypress/support/create-user.ts
+++ b/cypress/support/create-user.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Use this to create a new user and login with that user
 // Simply call this with:
-// node --require esbuild-register ./cypress/support/create-user.ts username@example.com
+// npx ts-node ./cypress/support/create-user.ts username@example.com
 // and it will log out the cookie value you can use to interact with the server
 // as that new user.
 
diff --git a/cypress/support/delete-user.ts b/cypress/support/delete-user.ts
index bb128b9e..e14cd719 100644
--- a/cypress/support/delete-user.ts
+++ b/cypress/support/delete-user.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Use this to delete a user by their email
 // Simply call this with:
-// node --require esbuild-register ./cypress/support/delete-user.ts username@example.com
+// npx ts-node ./cypress/support/delete-user.ts username@example.com
 // and that user will get deleted
 
 import { installGlobals } from "@remix-run/node/globals";