diff --git a/.github/workflows/upgrade_downgrade_test_backups_manual.yml b/.github/workflows/upgrade_downgrade_test_backups_manual.yml
index 0d9732f53a5..bca6c8d7a03 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/upgrade_downgrade_test_backups_manual.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/upgrade_downgrade_test_backups_manual.yml
@@ -282,8 +282,8 @@ jobs:
       if: steps.skip-workflow.outputs.skip-workflow == 'false' && steps.changes.outputs.end_to_end == 'true'
       timeout-minutes: 5
       run: |
-        source build.env ; cd examples/local/backups
-        ./upgrade_cluster.sh
+        source build.env ; cd examples/local
+        ./backups/upgrade_cluster.sh
 
     # We count the number of rows in every table to check that the restore step was successful.
     - name: Assert the number of rows in every table
diff --git a/.github/workflows/upgrade_downgrade_test_backups_manual_next_release.yml b/.github/workflows/upgrade_downgrade_test_backups_manual_next_release.yml
index 22d02e70952..8ab5f0ca8bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/upgrade_downgrade_test_backups_manual_next_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/upgrade_downgrade_test_backups_manual_next_release.yml
@@ -285,8 +285,8 @@ jobs:
       if: steps.skip-workflow.outputs.skip-workflow == 'false' && steps.changes.outputs.end_to_end == 'true'
       timeout-minutes: 5
       run: |
-        source build.env ; cd examples/local/backups
-        ./upgrade_cluster.sh
+        source build.env ; cd examples/local
+        ./backups/upgrade_cluster.sh
 
     # We count the number of rows in every table to check that the restore step was successful.
     - name: Assert the number of rows in every table
diff --git a/examples/local/backups/upgrade_cluster.sh b/examples/local/backups/upgrade_cluster.sh
index d3b2c14e4df..e3cd36bc457 100755
--- a/examples/local/backups/upgrade_cluster.sh
+++ b/examples/local/backups/upgrade_cluster.sh
@@ -17,46 +17,46 @@
 # this script brings up new tablets for the two new shards that we will
 # be creating in the customer keyspace and copies the schema
 
-source ../env.sh
+source ./env.sh
 
 # Restart the replica tablets so that they come up with new vttablet versions
 for i in 101 102; do
   echo "Shutting down tablet zone1-$i"
-  CELL=zone1 TABLET_UID=$i ../scripts/vttablet-down.sh
+  CELL=zone1 TABLET_UID=$i ./scripts/vttablet-down.sh
   echo "Shutting down mysql zone1-$i"
-  CELL=zone1 TABLET_UID=$i ../scripts/mysqlctl-down.sh
+  CELL=zone1 TABLET_UID=$i ./scripts/mysqlctl-down.sh
   echo "Removing tablet directory zone1-$i"
   vtctlclient DeleteTablet -- --allow_primary=true zone1-$i
   rm -Rf $VTDATAROOT/vt_0000000$i
   echo "Starting tablet zone1-$i again"
-  CELL=zone1 TABLET_UID=$i ../scripts/mysqlctl-up.sh
-  CELL=zone1 KEYSPACE=commerce TABLET_UID=$i ../scripts/vttablet-up.sh
+  CELL=zone1 TABLET_UID=$i ./scripts/mysqlctl-up.sh
+  CELL=zone1 KEYSPACE=commerce TABLET_UID=$i ./scripts/vttablet-up.sh
 done
 
 for i in 201 202; do
   echo "Shutting down tablet zone1-$i"
-  CELL=zone1 TABLET_UID=$i ../scripts/vttablet-down.sh
+  CELL=zone1 TABLET_UID=$i ./scripts/vttablet-down.sh
   echo "Shutting down mysql zone1-$i"
-  CELL=zone1 TABLET_UID=$i ../scripts/mysqlctl-down.sh
+  CELL=zone1 TABLET_UID=$i ./scripts/mysqlctl-down.sh
   echo "Removing tablet directory zone1-$i"
   vtctlclient DeleteTablet -- --allow_primary=true zone1-$i
   rm -Rf $VTDATAROOT/vt_0000000$i
   echo "Starting tablet zone1-$i again"
-  CELL=zone1 TABLET_UID=$i ../scripts/mysqlctl-up.sh
-  SHARD=-80 CELL=zone1 KEYSPACE=customer TABLET_UID=$i ../scripts/vttablet-up.sh
+  CELL=zone1 TABLET_UID=$i ./scripts/mysqlctl-up.sh
+  SHARD=-80 CELL=zone1 KEYSPACE=customer TABLET_UID=$i ./scripts/vttablet-up.sh
 done
 
 for i in 301 302; do
   echo "Shutting down tablet zone1-$i"
-  CELL=zone1 TABLET_UID=$i ../scripts/vttablet-down.sh
+  CELL=zone1 TABLET_UID=$i ./scripts/vttablet-down.sh
   echo "Shutting down mysql zone1-$i"
-  CELL=zone1 TABLET_UID=$i ../scripts/mysqlctl-down.sh
+  CELL=zone1 TABLET_UID=$i ./scripts/mysqlctl-down.sh
   echo "Removing tablet directory zone1-$i"
   vtctlclient DeleteTablet -- --allow_primary=true zone1-$i
   rm -Rf $VTDATAROOT/vt_0000000$i
   echo "Starting tablet zone1-$i again"
-  CELL=zone1 TABLET_UID=$i ../scripts/mysqlctl-up.sh
-  SHARD=80- CELL=zone1 KEYSPACE=customer TABLET_UID=$i ../scripts/vttablet-up.sh
+  CELL=zone1 TABLET_UID=$i ./scripts/mysqlctl-up.sh
+  SHARD=80- CELL=zone1 KEYSPACE=customer TABLET_UID=$i ./scripts/vttablet-up.sh
 done
 
 # Wait for all the replica tablets to be in the serving state before reparenting to them.
@@ -85,13 +85,13 @@ vtctldclient PlannedReparentShard customer/80- --new-primary "zone1-301"
 
 # Restart the old primary tablets so that they are on the latest version of vttablet too.
 echo "Restarting tablet zone1-100"
-CELL=zone1 TABLET_UID=100 ../scripts/vttablet-down.sh
-CELL=zone1 KEYSPACE=commerce TABLET_UID=100 ../scripts/vttablet-up.sh
+CELL=zone1 TABLET_UID=100 ./scripts/vttablet-down.sh
+CELL=zone1 KEYSPACE=commerce TABLET_UID=100 ./scripts/vttablet-up.sh
 
 echo "Restarting tablet zone1-200"
-CELL=zone1 TABLET_UID=200 ../scripts/vttablet-down.sh
-SHARD=-80 CELL=zone1 KEYSPACE=customer TABLET_UID=200 ../scripts/vttablet-up.sh
+CELL=zone1 TABLET_UID=200 ./scripts/vttablet-down.sh
+SHARD=-80 CELL=zone1 KEYSPACE=customer TABLET_UID=200 ./scripts/vttablet-up.sh
 
 echo "Restarting tablet zone1-300"
-CELL=zone1 TABLET_UID=300 ../scripts/vttablet-down.sh
-SHARD=80- CELL=zone1 KEYSPACE=customer TABLET_UID=300 ../scripts/vttablet-up.sh
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+CELL=zone1 TABLET_UID=300 ./scripts/vttablet-down.sh
+SHARD=80- CELL=zone1 KEYSPACE=customer TABLET_UID=300 ./scripts/vttablet-up.sh
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