diff --git a/src/exo/utils/dashboard_path.py b/src/exo/utils/dashboard_path.py
index 980bb80f..7faecd27 100644
--- a/src/exo/utils/dashboard_path.py
+++ b/src/exo/utils/dashboard_path.py
@@ -32,12 +32,7 @@ def _find_resources_in_bundle() -> Path | None:
 
 
 def find_dashboard() -> Path:
-    dashboard = _find_dashboard_in_repo() or _find_dashboard_in_bundle()
-    if not dashboard:
-        raise FileNotFoundError(
-            "Unable to locate dashboard assets - you probably forgot to run `cd dashboard && npm install && npm run build && cd ..`"
-        )
-    return dashboard
+    return Path("@dashboard@")
 
 
 def _find_dashboard_in_repo() -> Path | None: