diff --git a/src/node/SetupServerApi.ts b/src/node/SetupServerApi.ts
index 56e79ebb1..fcbe696d8 100644
--- a/src/node/SetupServerApi.ts
+++ b/src/node/SetupServerApi.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { RemoteRequestHandler } from '~/core/handlers/RemoteRequestHandler'
 import { shouldBypassRequest } from '~/core/utils/internal/requestUtils'
 import { getRemoteContextFromEnvironment } from './remoteContext'
 import { LifeCycleEventsMap } from '~/core/sharedOptions'
+import { devUtils } from '~/core/utils/internal/devUtils'
 
 const handlersStorage = new AsyncLocalStorage<RequestHandlersContext>()
 
@@ -143,9 +144,9 @@ export class SetupServerApi
           )
         },
         () => {
-          // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-          console.error(
-            `Failed to connect to a remote server at "${remoteContext.serverUrl}"`,
+          devUtils.error(
+            'Failed to enable remote mode: could not connect to the remote server at "%s"',
+            remoteContext.serverUrl,
           )
         },
       )
diff --git a/test/node/msw-api/setup-remote-server/life-cycle-event-forwarding.node.test.ts b/test/node/msw-api/setup-remote-server/life-cycle-event-forwarding.node.test.ts
index df6cbd43a..cd14fe332 100644
--- a/test/node/msw-api/setup-remote-server/life-cycle-event-forwarding.node.test.ts
+++ b/test/node/msw-api/setup-remote-server/life-cycle-event-forwarding.node.test.ts
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ it(
       }),
     )
 
-    await using testApp = await spawnTestApp(require.resolve('../use.app.js'))
+    await using testApp = await spawnTestApp(require.resolve('./use.app.js'))
     const { listener, waitForRequestId } = spyOnLifeCycleEvents(remote)
 
     const response = await fetch(new URL('/resource', testApp.url))
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ it(
 it(
   'emits correct events for the request handled in the remote process',
   remote.boundary(async () => {
-    await using testApp = await spawnTestApp(require.resolve('../use.app.js'))
+    await using testApp = await spawnTestApp(require.resolve('./use.app.js'))
     const { listener, waitForRequestId } = spyOnLifeCycleEvents(remote)
 
     const response = await fetch(new URL('/resource', testApp.url))
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ it(
 it(
   'emits correct events for the request unhandled by either parties',
   remote.boundary(async () => {
-    await using testApp = await spawnTestApp(require.resolve('../use.app.js'))
+    await using testApp = await spawnTestApp(require.resolve('./use.app.js'))
     const { listener, waitForRequestId } = spyOnLifeCycleEvents(remote)
 
     const resourceUrl = httpServer.http.url('/greeting')