diff --git a/e2e/e2e-setup-debug.sh b/e2e/e2e-setup-debug.sh
index 179ddd5e92..75235a846c 100755
--- a/e2e/e2e-setup-debug.sh
+++ b/e2e/e2e-setup-debug.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 set -ex
 
-projectRoot="."
+export projectRoot="."
 
 set -a
 source ./e2e/local.env