diff --git a/e2e/webapp/test.js b/e2e/webapp/test.js
index c8c8d64272..14b0c57f06 100644
--- a/e2e/webapp/test.js
+++ b/e2e/webapp/test.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const fs = require('fs');
-const content = fs.readFileSync(require.resolve('e2e_webapp/out.min/app.js'), 'utf-8');
+const runfiles = require(process.env['BAZEL_NODE_RUNFILES_HELPER']);
+const content = fs.readFileSync(runfiles.resolve('e2e_webapp/out.min/app.js'), 'utf-8');
 if (content.indexOf('import("./strings') < 0) {
   console.error(content);
   process.exitCode = 1;
diff --git a/internal/bazel_integration_test/test_runner.js b/internal/bazel_integration_test/test_runner.js
index 03f1e52e0c..70f205dbbe 100644
--- a/internal/bazel_integration_test/test_runner.js
+++ b/internal/bazel_integration_test/test_runner.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const spawnSync = require('child_process').spawnSync;
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 const tmp = require('tmp');
-
+const runfiles = require(process.env['BAZEL_NODE_RUNFILES_HELPER']);
 const DEBUG = !!process.env['BAZEL_INTEGRATION_TEST_DEBUG'];
 const VERBOSE_LOGS = !!process.env['VERBOSE_LOGS'];
 
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ if (bazelrcImportsKeys.length && isFile(bazelrcFile)) {
   let bazelrcContents = fs.readFileSync(bazelrcFile, {encoding: 'utf-8'});
   for (const importKey of bazelrcImportsKeys) {
     const importContents =
-        fs.readFileSync(require.resolve(config.bazelrcImports[importKey]), {encoding: 'utf-8'});
+        fs.readFileSync(runfiles.resolve(config.bazelrcImports[importKey]), {encoding: 'utf-8'});
     bazelrcContents = bazelrcContents.replace(importKey, importContents);
   }
   fs.writeFileSync(bazelrcFile, bazelrcContents);
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ if (config.bazelrcAppend) {
   let workspaceContents = fs.readFileSync(workspaceFile, {encoding: 'utf-8'});
   // replace repositories
   for (const repositoryKey of Object.keys(config.repositories)) {
-    const archiveFile = require.resolve(config.repositories[repositoryKey]).replace(/\\/g, '/');
+    const archiveFile = runfiles.resolve(config.repositories[repositoryKey]).replace(/\\/g, '/');
     const regex =
         new RegExp(`(local_repository|http_archive|git_repository)\\(\\s*name\\s*\\=\\s*"${
             repositoryKey}"[^)]+`);
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ if (isFile(packageJsonFile)) {
 
 const isWindows = process.platform === 'win32';
 const bazelBinary =
-    require.resolve(`${config.bazelBinaryWorkspace}/bazel${isWindows ? '.exe' : ''}`);
+    runfiles.resolve(`${config.bazelBinaryWorkspace}/bazel${isWindows ? '.exe' : ''}`);
 
 if (DEBUG) {
   log(`
diff --git a/internal/check_bazel_version.js b/internal/check_bazel_version.js
index 534a26e5cf..78cc81fc68 100644
--- a/internal/check_bazel_version.js
+++ b/internal/check_bazel_version.js
@@ -16,15 +16,16 @@
  */
 'use strict';
 
+const runfiles = require(process.env['BAZEL_NODE_RUNFILES_HELPER']);
 const fs = require('fs');
 const args = process.argv.slice(2);
 
 const BAZEL_VERSION = args[0];
 
 const version =
-    fs.readFileSync(require.resolve('build_bazel_rules_nodejs/.bazelversion'), 'utf-8').trim();
+    fs.readFileSync(runfiles.resolve('build_bazel_rules_nodejs/.bazelversion'), 'utf-8').trim();
 const bazelci_version =
-    fs.readFileSync(require.resolve('build_bazel_rules_nodejs/.bazelci/presubmit.yml'), 'utf-8')
+    fs.readFileSync(runfiles.resolve('build_bazel_rules_nodejs/.bazelci/presubmit.yml'), 'utf-8')
         .split('\n')
         .find(v => v.startsWith('bazel:'));
 
diff --git a/internal/npm_install/test/browserify.spec.js b/internal/npm_install/test/browserify.spec.js
index a930edf306..747c9fb094 100644
--- a/internal/npm_install/test/browserify.spec.js
+++ b/internal/npm_install/test/browserify.spec.js
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
-const mainFile = 'build_bazel_rules_nodejs/third_party/npm/node_modules/browserify/index.js';
-const directory = 'build_bazel_rules_nodejs/internal/npm_install/test';
+const runfiles = require(process.env['BAZEL_NODE_RUNFILES_HELPER']);
+const mainFile =
+    runfiles.resolve('build_bazel_rules_nodejs/third_party/npm/node_modules/browserify/index.js');
+const directory = runfiles.resolve('build_bazel_rules_nodejs/internal/npm_install/test');
 
 describe('our bundled, vendored browserify binary', () => {
   it('should preserve licenses', () => {
diff --git a/internal/npm_install/test/check.js b/internal/npm_install/test/check.js
index 22e00fad46..919f80aea1 100644
--- a/internal/npm_install/test/check.js
+++ b/internal/npm_install/test/check.js
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
-const unidiff = require('unidiff')
+const unidiff = require('unidiff');
+const runfiles = require(process.env['BAZEL_NODE_RUNFILES_HELPER']);
 
 function check(file, updateGolden = false) {
   // Strip comments from generated file for comparison to golden
   // to make comparison less brittle
-  const actual = require.resolve(path.posix.join('fine_grained_goldens', file));
+  const actual = runfiles.resolve(path.posix.join('fine_grained_goldens', file));
   const actualContents =
       fs.readFileSync(actual, {encoding: 'utf-8'})
           .replace(/\r\n/g, '\n')
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ function check(file, updateGolden = false) {
           .replace(/[\n]+/g, '\n');
 
   // Load the golden file for comparison
-  const golden = require.resolve('./golden/' + file + '.golden');
+  const golden = runfiles.resolvePackageRelative('./golden/' + file + '.golden');
 
   if (updateGolden) {
     // Write to golden file
diff --git a/internal/pkg_web/test2/spec.js b/internal/pkg_web/test2/spec.js
index 4022c4c881..a86a4e7472 100644
--- a/internal/pkg_web/test2/spec.js
+++ b/internal/pkg_web/test2/spec.js
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
+const runfiles = require(process.env['BAZEL_NODE_RUNFILES_HELPER']);
 
-process.chdir(path.join(process.env['TEST_SRCDIR'], 'build_bazel_rules_nodejs'));
-console.error(fs.readdirSync('.'));
 describe('pkg_web paths', () => {
   it('should match the golden file', () => {
     const output = 'build_bazel_rules_nodejs/internal/pkg_web/test2/pkg/index.html';
     const golden = 'build_bazel_rules_nodejs/internal/pkg_web/test2/index_golden.html_';
-    const actual = fs.readFileSync(require.resolve(output), {encoding: 'utf-8'});
-    const expected = fs.readFileSync(require.resolve(golden), {encoding: 'utf-8'});
+    const actual = fs.readFileSync(runfiles.resolve(output), {encoding: 'utf-8'});
+    const expected = fs.readFileSync(runfiles.resolve(golden), {encoding: 'utf-8'});
     // make the input hermetic by replacing the cache-buster timestamp
     expect(actual.replace(/\?v=\d+/g, '?v=123').trim()).toBe(expected.trim());
   });
diff --git a/packages/concatjs/web_test/test/karma_typescript/user_files.spec.js b/packages/concatjs/web_test/test/karma_typescript/user_files.spec.js
index 2cf0ef40eb..342ef42002 100644
--- a/packages/concatjs/web_test/test/karma_typescript/user_files.spec.js
+++ b/packages/concatjs/web_test/test/karma_typescript/user_files.spec.js
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 const fs = require('fs');
+const runfiles = require(process.env['BAZEL_NODE_RUNFILES_HELPER']);
 
 describe('karma_web_test_suite', () => {
   let config;
 
   beforeAll(() => {
     config = fs.readFileSync(
-        require.resolve(
+        runfiles.resolve(
             'build_bazel_rules_nodejs/packages/concatjs/web_test/test/karma_typescript/testing_wrapped_test.conf.js'),
         'utf-8');
   });
diff --git a/packages/create/test.js b/packages/create/test.js
index 105d69c9f7..851c13aa4d 100644
--- a/packages/create/test.js
+++ b/packages/create/test.js
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
  * Simple node program to test that workspace creation works.
  * We don't use a test framework here since dependencies are awkward.
  */
-const pkg = 'build_bazel_rules_nodejs/packages/create/npm_package';
+const runfiles = require(process.env['BAZEL_NODE_RUNFILES_HELPER']);
+const pkg = runfiles.resolve('build_bazel_rules_nodejs/packages/create/npm_package');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const {main} = require(pkg);
 
diff --git a/packages/labs/test/protobufjs/BUILD.bazel b/packages/labs/test/protobufjs/BUILD.bazel
index 28b9802a17..8271540814 100644
--- a/packages/labs/test/protobufjs/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/labs/test/protobufjs/BUILD.bazel
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ ts_library(
     deps = [
         ":test_ts_proto",
         "@npm//@types/jasmine",
+        "@npm//@types/node",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/packages/labs/test/protobufjs/test.ts b/packages/labs/test/protobufjs/test.ts
index d9d80f5360..78deddced9 100644
--- a/packages/labs/test/protobufjs/test.ts
+++ b/packages/labs/test/protobufjs/test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import {TestMessage} from 'build_bazel_rules_nodejs/packages/labs/test/protobufjs/test_ts_proto';
+const runfiles = require(process.env['BAZEL_NODE_RUNFILES_HELPER']!);
+const {TestMessage} = require(runfiles.resolvePackageRelative('test_ts_proto.js'));
 
 describe('protobufjs', () => {
   it('should work in node', () => {
diff --git a/packages/protractor/protractor-utils.ts b/packages/protractor/protractor-utils.ts
index 427197851b..16e2322eb4 100644
--- a/packages/protractor/protractor-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/protractor/protractor-utils.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+const runfiles = require(process.env['BAZEL_NODE_RUNFILES_HELPER']!);
 import * as child_process from 'child_process';
 import * as net from 'net';
 
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ export interface ServerSpec {
 export async function runServer(
     workspace: string, serverTarget: string, portFlag: string, serverArgs: string[],
     timeout = 5000): Promise<ServerSpec> {
-  const serverPath = require.resolve(`${workspace}/${serverTarget}`);
+  const serverPath = runfiles.resolve(`${workspace}/${serverTarget}`);
   const port = await findFreeTcpPort();
 
   // Start the Bazel server binary with a random free TCP port.
diff --git a/packages/protractor/protractor.conf.js b/packages/protractor/protractor.conf.js
index 6726f5610c..897cf48f90 100644
--- a/packages/protractor/protractor.conf.js
+++ b/packages/protractor/protractor.conf.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
+const runfiles = require(process.env['BAZEL_NODE_RUNFILES_HELPER']);
 const path = require('path');
 
 function log_verbose(...m) {
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ let conf = {};
 
 // Import the user's base protractor configuration if specified
 if (configPath) {
-  const baseConf = require(configPath);
+  const baseConf = require(runfiles.resolve(configPath));
   if (!baseConf.config) {
     throw new Error('Invalid base protractor configuration. Expected config to be exported.');
   }
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ if (configPath) {
 
 // Import the user's on prepare function if specified
 if (onPreparePath) {
-  const onPrepare = require(onPreparePath);
+  const onPrepare = require(runfiles.resolve(onPreparePath));
   if (typeof onPrepare === 'function') {
     const original = conf.onPrepare;
     conf.onPrepare = function() {
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ if (onPreparePath) {
 setConf(conf, 'framework', 'jasmine2', 'is set to jasmine2');
 
 const specs =
-    [TMPL_specs].map(s => require.resolve(s)).filter(s => /(\b|_)(spec|test)\.js$/.test(s));
+    [TMPL_specs].map(s => runfiles.resolve(s)).filter(s => /(\b|_)(spec|test)\.js$/.test(s));
 
 setConf(conf, 'specs', specs, 'are determined by the srcs and deps attribute');
 
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ setConf(conf, 'specs', specs, 'are determined by the srcs and deps attribute');
 // of the browsers attribute passed to karma_web_test_suite
 // We setup the protractor configuration based on the values in this object
 if (process.env['WEB_TEST_METADATA']) {
-  const webTestMetadata = require(process.env['WEB_TEST_METADATA']);
+  const webTestMetadata = require(runfiles.resolve(process.env['WEB_TEST_METADATA']));
   log_verbose(`WEB_TEST_METADATA: ${JSON.stringify(webTestMetadata, null, 2)}`);
   if (webTestMetadata['environment'] === 'local') {
     // When a local chrome or firefox browser is chosen such as
@@ -123,8 +124,8 @@ if (process.env['WEB_TEST_METADATA']) {
     const webTestNamedFiles = webTestMetadata['webTestFiles'][0]['namedFiles'];
     const headless = !process.env['DISPLAY'];
     if (webTestNamedFiles['CHROMIUM']) {
-      const chromeBin = require.resolve(webTestNamedFiles['CHROMIUM']);
-      const chromeDriver = require.resolve(webTestNamedFiles['CHROMEDRIVER']);
+      const chromeBin = runfiles.resolve(webTestNamedFiles['CHROMIUM']);
+      const chromeDriver = runfiles.resolve(webTestNamedFiles['CHROMEDRIVER']);
 
       // The sandbox needs to be disabled, because it causes Chrome to crash on some environments.
       // See: http://chromedriver.chromium.org/help/chrome-doesn-t-start
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ if (process.env['WEB_TEST_METADATA']) {
       // TODO(gmagolan): implement firefox support for protractor
       throw new Error('Firefox not yet support by protractor_web_test_suite');
 
-      // const firefoxBin = require.resolve(webTestNamedFiles['FIREFOX'])
+      // const firefoxBin = runfiles.resolve(webTestNamedFiles['FIREFOX'])
       // const args = [];
       // if (headless) {
       //   args.push("--headless")
diff --git a/packages/terser/test/directory-args.spec.js b/packages/terser/test/directory-args.spec.js
index 9df530f3c0..fff58edf60 100644
--- a/packages/terser/test/directory-args.spec.js
+++ b/packages/terser/test/directory-args.spec.js
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-const {directoryArgs} = require('build_bazel_rules_nodejs/packages/terser/index')
+const runfiles = require(process.env['BAZEL_NODE_RUNFILES_HELPER']);
+const {directoryArgs} =
+    require(runfiles.resolve('build_bazel_rules_nodejs/packages/terser/index.js'));
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 const tmp = require('tmp');
@@ -43,4 +45,4 @@ describe('directoryArgs', () => {
       '--keep-fnames',
     ]);
   });
-})
\ No newline at end of file
+})
diff --git a/packages/terser/test/exec/spec.js b/packages/terser/test/exec/spec.js
index 599ced10c0..3d4ca63974 100644
--- a/packages/terser/test/exec/spec.js
+++ b/packages/terser/test/exec/spec.js
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ const fs = require('fs');
 const cp = require('child_process');
 const util = require('util');
 const assert = require('assert');
-
-const terserWrap = require.resolve('build_bazel_rules_nodejs/packages/terser/index.js');
+const runfiles = require(process.env['BAZEL_NODE_RUNFILES_HELPER']);
+const terserWrap = runfiles.resolve('build_bazel_rules_nodejs/packages/terser/index.js');
 
 if (!fs.existsSync(terserWrap)) {
   throw new Error(
diff --git a/packages/terser/test/sourcemap/terser_spec.js b/packages/terser/test/sourcemap/terser_spec.js
index dd788d22a0..4aa41135b2 100644
--- a/packages/terser/test/sourcemap/terser_spec.js
+++ b/packages/terser/test/sourcemap/terser_spec.js
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 const fs = require('fs');
 const sm = require('source-map');
+const runfiles = require(process.env['BAZEL_NODE_RUNFILES_HELPER']);
 const DIR = 'build_bazel_rules_nodejs/packages/terser/test/sourcemap';
 
 describe('terser sourcemap handling', () => {
   it('should produce a sourcemap output', async () => {
-    const file = require.resolve(DIR + '/src1.min.js.map');
+    const file = runfiles.resolve(DIR + '/src1.min.js.map');
     const debugBuild = /\/bazel-out\/[^/\s]*-dbg\//.test(file);
     const rawSourceMap = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(file, 'utf-8'));
     await sm.SourceMapConsumer.with(rawSourceMap, null, consumer => {
@@ -18,4 +19,4 @@ describe('terser sourcemap handling', () => {
       expect(pos.name).toBe('MyClass');
     });
   });
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});