diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/app/build.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/app/build.ts
index 5dc623831e..d5a01d13a7 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/app/build.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/app/build.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { run } from '../../helpers/run';
+import { run } from 'helpers/run';
 
 export default async () => {
   const args = ['build'];
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/app/serve.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/app/serve.ts
index 21241c99e3..25977850a3 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/app/serve.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/app/serve.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { run } from '../../helpers/run';
-import { watchDeps } from '../watch-deps';
+import { run } from 'helpers/run';
+import { watchDeps } from 'commands/watch-deps';
 
 export default async () => {
   const args = ['start'];
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/build-cache/cache.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/build-cache/cache.ts
index 464071c95f..db0aa940ad 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/build-cache/cache.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/build-cache/cache.ts
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
 
 import fs from 'fs-extra';
 import { resolve as resolvePath, relative as relativePath } from 'path';
-import { runPlain, runCheck } from '../../helpers/run';
+import { runPlain, runCheck } from 'helpers/run';
 import { Options } from './options';
 import { extractArchive, createArchive } from './archive';
-import { paths } from '../../helpers/paths';
+import { paths } from 'helpers/paths';
 
 const INFO_FILE = '.backstage-build-cache';
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/build-cache/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/build-cache/index.ts
index ab8984ecc3..70033097e5 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/build-cache/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/build-cache/index.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import { Command } from 'commander';
-import { run } from '../../helpers/run';
+import { run } from 'helpers/run';
 import { Cache } from './cache';
 import { parseOptions } from './options';
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/build-cache/options.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/build-cache/options.ts
index ae5404bb9f..523d5fc7e6 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/build-cache/options.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/build-cache/options.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import { resolve as resolvePath } from 'path';
 import { Command } from 'commander';
-import { paths } from '../../helpers/paths';
+import { paths } from 'helpers/paths';
 
 const DEFAULT_MAX_ENTRIES = 10;
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/create-app/createApp.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/create-app/createApp.ts
index 03f571fed5..ddbbf8e4f2 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/create-app/createApp.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/create-app/createApp.ts
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ import inquirer, { Answers, Question } from 'inquirer';
 import { exec as execCb } from 'child_process';
 import { resolve as resolvePath } from 'path';
 import os from 'os';
-import { Task, templatingTask } from '../../helpers/tasks';
-import { paths } from '../../helpers/paths';
+import { Task, templatingTask } from 'helpers/tasks';
+import { paths } from 'helpers/paths';
 const exec = promisify(execCb);
 
 async function checkExists(rootDir: string, name: string) {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/create-plugin/createPlugin.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/create-plugin/createPlugin.ts
index 027a53f2b4..7f05519cd2 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/create-plugin/createPlugin.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/create-plugin/createPlugin.ts
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ import {
   addCodeownersEntry,
   getCodeownersFilePath,
 } from './lib/codeowners';
-import { paths } from '../../helpers/paths';
-import { Task, templatingTask } from '../../helpers/tasks';
+import { paths } from 'helpers/paths';
+import { Task, templatingTask } from 'helpers/tasks';
 const exec = promisify(execCb);
 
 async function checkExists(rootDir: string, id: string) {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/lint.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/lint.ts
index 3fbc30f897..d1b5a361a4 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/lint.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/lint.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import { Command } from 'commander';
-import { run } from '../helpers/run';
+import { run } from 'helpers/run';
 
 export default async (cmd: Command) => {
   const args = ['lint', '--max-warnings=0', '--format=codeframe'];
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/plugin/rollup.config.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/plugin/rollup.config.ts
index ba2e95cb39..d1f251665f 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/plugin/rollup.config.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/plugin/rollup.config.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import postcss from 'rollup-plugin-postcss';
 import imageFiles from 'rollup-plugin-image-files';
 import json from '@rollup/plugin-json';
 import { RollupWatchOptions } from 'rollup';
-import { paths } from '../../helpers/paths';
+import { paths } from 'helpers/paths';
 
 export default {
   input: 'src/index.ts',
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/plugin/testCommand.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/plugin/testCommand.ts
index 0bc35e13c1..a1c4572422 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/plugin/testCommand.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/plugin/testCommand.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import { Command } from 'commander';
-import { run } from '../../helpers/run';
+import { run } from 'helpers/run';
 
 export default async (cmd: Command) => {
   const args = ['test'];
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/testCommand.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/testCommand.ts
index 3fc87b158b..10a4fb54f3 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/testCommand.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/testCommand.ts
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
  */
 
 import { Command } from 'commander';
-import { run } from '../helpers/run';
-import { paths } from '../helpers/paths';
+import { run } from 'helpers/run';
+import { paths } from 'helpers/paths';
 
 export default async (cmd: Command) => {
   const args = ['test', '--config', paths.resolveOwn('config/jest.js')];
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/watch-deps/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/watch-deps/index.ts
index 7ffa67ed7a..0c0141ef73 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/watch-deps/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/watch-deps/index.ts
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ import { getPackageDeps } from './packages';
 import { startWatcher, startPackageWatcher } from './watcher';
 import { startCompiler } from './compiler';
 import { startChild } from './child';
-import { waitForExit } from '../../helpers/run';
-import { paths } from '../../helpers/paths';
+import { waitForExit } from 'helpers/run';
+import { paths } from 'helpers/paths';
 
 const PACKAGE_BLACKLIST = [
   // We never want to watch for changes in the cli, but all packages will depend on it.
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/watch-deps/packages.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/watch-deps/packages.ts
index e80de3651d..f8ad935ec4 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/watch-deps/packages.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/watch-deps/packages.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import fs from 'fs';
 import { promisify } from 'util';
-import { paths } from '../../helpers/paths';
+import { paths } from 'helpers/paths';
 
 const readFile = promisify(fs.readFile);