diff --git a/esbuild/utils.js b/esbuild/utils.js
index 3326c2d39b..2d8356df2b 100644
--- a/esbuild/utils.js
+++ b/esbuild/utils.js
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 const path = require("path");
 const fs = require("fs");
 const chalk = require("chalk");
+let bench_path;
+if (process.env.FRAPPE_BENCH_ROOT) {
+	bench_path = process.env.FRAPPE_BENCH_ROOT;
+} else {
+	const frappe_path = path.resolve(__dirname, "..");
+	bench_path = path.resolve(frappe_path, "..", "..");
+}
 
-const frappe_path = path.resolve(__dirname, "..");
-const bench_path = path.resolve(frappe_path, "..", "..");
-const sites_path = path.resolve(bench_path, "sites");
 const apps_path = path.resolve(bench_path, "apps");
+const sites_path = path.resolve(bench_path, "sites");
 const assets_path = path.resolve(sites_path, "assets");
 const app_list = get_apps_list();
 
diff --git a/node_utils.js b/node_utils.js
index 88f1206e43..e237b14318 100644
--- a/node_utils.js
+++ b/node_utils.js
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 const fs = require("fs");
 const path = require("path");
 const redis = require("@redis/client");
-const bench_path = path.resolve(__dirname, "..", "..");
+let bench_path;
+if (process.env.FRAPPE_BENCH_ROOT) {
+	bench_path = process.env.FRAPPE_BENCH_ROOT;
+} else {
+	bench_path = path.resolve(__dirname, "..", "..");
+}
 
 const dns = require("dns");