diff --git a/typescript/cli/src/tests/warp/warp-deploy.e2e-test.ts b/typescript/cli/src/tests/warp/warp-deploy.e2e-test.ts
index a1df0c15f6..3019b0175e 100644
--- a/typescript/cli/src/tests/warp/warp-deploy.e2e-test.ts
+++ b/typescript/cli/src/tests/warp/warp-deploy.e2e-test.ts
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ describe('hyperlane warp deploy e2e tests', async function () {
         },
       };
 
-      writeYamlOrJson(CORE_CONFIG_PATH, warpConfig);
+      writeYamlOrJson(WARP_DEPLOY_OUTPUT_PATH, warpConfig);
       await hyperlaneWarpDeploy(WARP_DEPLOY_OUTPUT_PATH);
 
       // Try to send a transaction with the origin destination