diff --git a/testlib/resources.go b/testlib/resources.go
index 698e20197f..df1692540e 100644
--- a/testlib/resources.go
+++ b/testlib/resources.go
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ const (
 	actionSymlink
 )
 
+const root = "___mattermost-server"
+
 type testResourceDetails struct {
 	src     string
 	dest    string
@@ -50,6 +52,15 @@ func findFile(path string) string {
 }
 
 func findDir(dir string) (string, bool) {
+	if dir == root {
+		srcPath := findFile("go.mod")
+		if srcPath == "" {
+			return "./", false
+		}
+
+		return path.Dir(srcPath), true
+	}
+
 	found := fileutils.FindPath(dir, commonBaseSearchPaths, func(fileInfo os.FileInfo) bool {
 		return fileInfo.IsDir()
 	})
@@ -65,7 +76,7 @@ func getTestResourcesToSetup() []testResourceDetails {
 	var found bool
 
 	var testResourcesToSetup = []testResourceDetails{
-		{"mattermost-server", "mattermost-server", resourceTypeFolder, actionSymlink},
+		{root, "mattermost-server", resourceTypeFolder, actionSymlink},
 		{"i18n", "i18n", resourceTypeFolder, actionSymlink},
 		{"templates", "templates", resourceTypeFolder, actionSymlink},
 		{"tests", "tests", resourceTypeFolder, actionSymlink},
diff --git a/testlib/resources_test.go b/testlib/resources_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e74752cfec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testlib/resources_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package testlib
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestFindDir(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("find root", func(t *testing.T) {
+		path, found := findDir(root)
+		assert.True(t, found, "failed to find root")
+		assert.NotEmpty(t, path)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/web/web_test.go b/web/web_test.go
index 463de1d663..087942d6f7 100644
--- a/web/web_test.go
+++ b/web/web_test.go
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/testlib"
-
 	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/app"
 	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/config"
 	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/model"
@@ -97,11 +95,6 @@ func Setup() *TestHelper {
 }
 
 func (th *TestHelper) InitPlugins() *TestHelper {
-
-	if th.tempWorkspace == "" {
-		th.tempWorkspace, _ = testlib.SetupTestResources()
-	}
-
 	pluginDir := filepath.Join(th.tempWorkspace, "plugins")
 	webappDir := filepath.Join(th.tempWorkspace, "webapp")