diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-release.yml b/.github/workflows/windows-release.yml
index 07b6978..b9ba567 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-release.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build and verify Aurora Native for Windows
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
+          $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+          $PSNativeCommandUseErrorActionPreference = $true
           ./runtime-build/windows-x64/stage-runtime.ps1
           node scripts/smoke-native-runtime.cjs dist/native-runtime-stage/win32-x64
           $runtime = (Resolve-Path 'dist/native-runtime-stage/win32-x64').Path
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 85c4c05..4babff3 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "aurora-dockside",
-  "version": "2.0.0-alpha.32",
+  "version": "2.0.0-alpha.33",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "aurora-dockside",
-      "version": "2.0.0-alpha.32",
+      "version": "2.0.0-alpha.33",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "@electron-toolkit/preload": "^3.0.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fd70399..469a346 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "aurora-dockside",
-  "version": "2.0.0-alpha.32",
+  "version": "2.0.0-alpha.33",
   "description": "A modern, modular Docker development platform for building, running, and managing web applications locally.",
   "desktopName": "aurora-dockside.desktop",
   "main": "./out/main/index.js",
diff --git a/src/main/native/nativeProject.test.ts b/src/main/native/nativeProject.test.ts
index 34f43d5..247200e 100644
--- a/src/main/native/nativeProject.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/native/nativeProject.test.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
 import {
   renderMariaDbConfig,
   nativeConfigPath,
+  nativeServiceSpecs,
   renderNativeAdminerBootstrap,
   renderNginxConfig,
   renderPhpFpmConfig,
@@ -63,6 +64,17 @@ describe('native project configuration', () => {
     expect(config).toContain('location ~ \\.php$')
     expect(config).toContain(nativeConfigPath(resolve(projectRoot, 'public')))
   })
+  it('launches nginx with a project-relative config path', () => {
+    const web = nativeServiceSpecs({ ...project, installedRuntimeRoot }).find((service) =>
+      service.id.endsWith(':web')
+    )
+    expect(web?.args).toEqual([
+      '-p',
+      `${nativeConfigPath(join(projectRoot, '.aurora', 'native'))}/`,
+      '-c',
+      'config/nginx.conf'
+    ])
+  })
   it('isolates MariaDB data and networking', () => {
     const config = renderMariaDbConfig(project, installedRuntimeRoot)
     expect(config).toContain('bind-address=127.0.0.1')
diff --git a/src/main/native/nativeProject.ts b/src/main/native/nativeProject.ts
index 8e133a1..5540d13 100644
--- a/src/main/native/nativeProject.ts
+++ b/src/main/native/nativeProject.ts
@@ -258,10 +258,10 @@ export function nativeServiceSpecs(project: NativeProjectDefinition): NativeServ
       ...common('web'),
       command: runtimeExecutable(project, 'nginx'),
       args: [
-        '-c',
-        nativeConfigPath(join(directory, 'config', 'nginx.conf')),
         '-p',
-        `${nativeConfigPath(directory)}/`
+        `${nativeConfigPath(directory)}/`,
+        '-c',
+        'config/nginx.conf'
       ],
       ready: { port: project.ports.http }
     }