diff --git a/packages/kaos/src/ssh.ts b/packages/kaos/src/ssh.ts
index 71a92caefe..eec2d86074 100644
--- a/packages/kaos/src/ssh.ts
+++ b/packages/kaos/src/ssh.ts
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ export class SSHKaos implements Kaos {
     // Match Python's splitlines() semantics: returned lines do NOT include
     // the line terminator, and a trailing newline does not create an extra
     // empty line.
-    const text = await this.readText(this._resolvePath(path), options);
+    const text = await this.readText(path, options);
     if (text === '') {
       return;
     }