diff --git a/src/hooks/workspace.ts b/src/hooks/workspace.ts
index 32bb903f909..af5db5c8f2c 100644
--- a/src/hooks/workspace.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/workspace.ts
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ export function loadHookEntriesFromDir(params: {
     let frontmatter: ParsedHookFrontmatter = {};
     const raw = readBoundaryFileUtf8({
       absolutePath: hook.filePath,
-      rootPath: hook.baseDir,
+      rootPath: path.dirname(hook.filePath),
       boundaryLabel: "hook directory",
     });
     if (raw !== null) {