diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 19bb8f3a85..6a21034cae 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@
     "@techdocs/cli": "workspace:*",
     "@types/node": "^18.17.8",
     "@types/webpack": "^5.28.0",
-    "@useoptic/optic": "^0.50.7",
     "command-exists": "^1.2.9",
     "concurrently": "^8.0.0",
     "cross-env": "^7.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/repo-tools/package.json b/packages/repo-tools/package.json
index 2705f3b589..24a7bc33c1 100644
--- a/packages/repo-tools/package.json
+++ b/packages/repo-tools/package.json
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
     "@types/is-glob": "^4.0.2",
     "@types/mock-fs": "^4.13.0",
     "@types/node": "^18.17.8",
+    "@useoptic/optic": "^0.50.7",
     "mock-fs": "^5.2.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/openapi/test/index.ts b/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/openapi/test/index.ts
index 1d646394d0..3e131e54c8 100644
--- a/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/openapi/test/index.ts
+++ b/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/openapi/test/index.ts
@@ -36,9 +36,12 @@ async function test(
     return;
   }
 
+  const opticLocation = (
+    await exec(`yarn bin optic`, [], { cwd: cliPaths.ownDir })
+  ).stdout as string;
   try {
     await exec(
-      `yarn run -T optic capture`,
+      `${opticLocation.trim()} capture`,
       [
         YAML_SCHEMA_PATH,
         '--server-override',
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index c918406c96..ce843df5bf 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -9939,6 +9939,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@types/is-glob": ^4.0.2
     "@types/mock-fs": ^4.13.0
     "@types/node": ^18.17.8
+    "@useoptic/optic": ^0.50.7
     chalk: ^4.0.0
     codeowners-utils: ^1.0.2
     commander: ^9.1.0
@@ -31984,20 +31985,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"jose@npm:^4.14.6":
+"jose@npm:^4.14.6, jose@npm:^4.15.1, jose@npm:^4.6.0":
   version: 4.15.3
   resolution: "jose@npm:4.15.3"
   checksum: b76eeccc1d40d0eaf26dfaadc0f88fc15802c9105ab66a24ee223bd84369f7cb217f4a2cb852f5080ff6996170b3a73db2b2d26878b8905d99c36ca432628134
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"jose@npm:^4.15.1, jose@npm:^4.6.0":
-  version: 4.15.2
-  resolution: "jose@npm:4.15.2"
-  checksum: 8f0cab1eef31243abe14a935b2b330cd95f10f9b69808fd642088ae5000e50e566664934537d2c6413ab2f6b54acd8265a5033da05157aa1260c5f1d7e57fab0
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "joycon@npm:^3.0.1":
   version: 3.1.0
   resolution: "joycon@npm:3.1.0"
@@ -40778,7 +40772,6 @@ __metadata:
     "@techdocs/cli": "workspace:*"
     "@types/node": ^18.17.8
     "@types/webpack": ^5.28.0
-    "@useoptic/optic": ^0.50.7
     command-exists: ^1.2.9
     concurrently: ^8.0.0
     cross-env: ^7.0.0