diff --git a/packages/trace-viewer/.gitignore b/packages/trace-viewer/.gitignore
index a547bf36d8..1e3942879c 100644
--- a/packages/trace-viewer/.gitignore
+++ b/packages/trace-viewer/.gitignore
@@ -22,3 +22,5 @@ dist-ssr
 *.njsproj
 *.sln
 *.sw?
+
+public/sw.bundle.js*
diff --git a/packages/trace-viewer/vite.sw.config.ts b/packages/trace-viewer/vite.sw.config.ts
index dc621448b9..a0dd99036a 100644
--- a/packages/trace-viewer/vite.sw.config.ts
+++ b/packages/trace-viewer/vite.sw.config.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
     },
   },
   build: {
-    outDir: path.resolve(__dirname, '../playwright-core/lib/vite/traceViewer'),
+    outDir: path.resolve(__dirname, 'public'),
     // Output dir is shared with vite.config.ts, clearing it here is racy.
     emptyOutDir: false,
     rollupOptions: {