diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index bcd370a0a..77d116285 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -182,6 +182,10 @@ jobs:
   windows:
     name: Build & test (Windows)
     runs-on: oak-windows-2025
+    env:
+      # The runner's msys2 shell starts as the base MSYS environment; the
+      # build needs the UCRT64 one (mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-* toolchain).
+      MSYSTEM: UCRT64
     defaults:
       run:
         shell: msys2 {0}
@@ -198,6 +202,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install system dependencies
         run: |
           cd "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
+          export PATH="/ucrt64/bin:$PATH"
           bash ./tooling/install-deps.sh
           pacman -S --needed --noconfirm \
             mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-cmake \
@@ -212,6 +217,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Configure build environment
         run: |
           cd "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
+          export PATH="/ucrt64/bin:$PATH"
           echo "OCIO_RS_ENABLE_REAL=1" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
           echo "OCIO_INSTALL_DIR=/ucrt64" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
           echo "OCIO_RS_LINK=dynamic" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
@@ -260,6 +266,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build project FFmpeg
         run: |
           cd "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
+          export PATH="/ucrt64/bin:$PATH"
           bash tooling/ffmpeg/build-ffmpeg.sh
           echo "FFMPEG_DIR=$(cygpath -m "$PWD/.cache/ffmpeg")" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
 
@@ -269,6 +276,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build
         run: |
           cd "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
+          export PATH="/ucrt64/bin:$PATH"
           # The runner's job hook injects the MSVC INCLUDE/LIB into every
           # step; clear them in-step (they poison the MinGW compiles with
           # MSVC SDK headers).
@@ -284,6 +292,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Test
         run: |
           cd "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
+          export PATH="/ucrt64/bin:$PATH"
           unset INCLUDE LIB
           # See Build (Windows): trailing -lmsvcrt for the mingw-w64
           # _assert/__msvcrt_assert link-order breakage.
diff --git a/crates/oak-codec/src/hwdecode.rs b/crates/oak-codec/src/hwdecode.rs
index a0a542645..5603ca5cf 100644
--- a/crates/oak-codec/src/hwdecode.rs
+++ b/crates/oak-codec/src/hwdecode.rs
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ mod tests {
 	#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
 	#[test]
 	fn videotoolbox_device_opens_for_h264() {
-		let mut input = ffmpeg::format::input(&"../../tests/demo.mp4".to_string())
+		let mut input = ffmpeg::format::input(&"../oak-app/tests/demo.mp4".to_string())
 			.expect("open demo.mp4");
 		let fstream = input.stream(0).expect("stream 0");
 		let params = fstream.parameters();
diff --git a/crates/oak-codec/src/realmedia_tests.rs b/crates/oak-codec/src/realmedia_tests.rs
index a6927a4ea..1448f257b 100644
--- a/crates/oak-codec/src/realmedia_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/oak-codec/src/realmedia_tests.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 
 /// `tests/demo.mp4` at the repository root.
 fn demo_path() -> std::path::PathBuf {
-	std::path::Path::new(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR")).join("../../tests/demo.mp4")
+	std::path::Path::new(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR")).join("../oak-app/tests/demo.mp4")
 }
 
 fn video_params(stream: CodecStream, time: Rational) -> RetrieveVideoParams {
diff --git a/crates/oak-node/tests/serializer_test.rs b/crates/oak-node/tests/serializer_test.rs
index cbd8d8d4b..b68e3ca38 100644
--- a/crates/oak-node/tests/serializer_test.rs
+++ b/crates/oak-node/tests/serializer_test.rs
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ fn golden_project_with_footage_loads() {
 
 	let xml = std::fs::read_to_string(concat!(
 		env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"),
-		"/../../tests/project_with_footage.ove"
+		"/../oak-app/tests/project_with_footage.ove"
 	))
 	.unwrap();
 	let project = oak_node::serializer::load(&xml).unwrap();
diff --git a/crates/oak-worker/tests/procpool_integration.rs b/crates/oak-worker/tests/procpool_integration.rs
index 605d8c595..250a65873 100644
--- a/crates/oak-worker/tests/procpool_integration.rs
+++ b/crates/oak-worker/tests/procpool_integration.rs
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ fn crash_isolation_restarts_worker_and_frame_still_renders() {
 #[test]
 fn worker_decodes_real_footage_into_slot() {
 	let _guard = lock_test();
-	let demo = std::path::Path::new(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR")).join("../../tests/demo.mp4");
+	let demo = std::path::Path::new(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR")).join("../oak-app/tests/demo.mp4");
 	assert!(demo.exists(), "repo fixture tests/demo.mp4 missing");
 
 	let dispatcher = ProcessDispatcher::new(config(1, 4)).expect("dispatcher config");