diff --git a/sdk/ai/ai-projects/samples-dev/agents/file_search.ts b/sdk/ai/ai-projects/samples-dev/agents/file_search.ts
index 3d490a9e248e..6a2a79c9dede 100644
--- a/sdk/ai/ai-projects/samples-dev/agents/file_search.ts
+++ b/sdk/ai/ai-projects/samples-dev/agents/file_search.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export async function main(): Promise<void> {
   const client = AIProjectsClient.fromConnectionString(connectionString || "", new DefaultAzureCredential());
 
   // Upload file
-  const localFileStream = fs.createReadStream("sample_file_for_upload.txt");
+  const localFileStream = fs.createReadStream("./samples-dev/agents/sample_file_for_upload.txt");
   const file = await client.agents.uploadFile(localFileStream, "assistants", "sample_file_for_upload.txt");
   console.log(`Uploaded file, ID: ${file.id}`);
 
diff --git a/sdk/ai/ai-projects/samples-dev/agents/sample_file_for_upload.txt b/sdk/ai/ai-projects/samples-dev/agents/sample_file_for_upload.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ab553b3304c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/ai/ai-projects/samples-dev/agents/sample_file_for_upload.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+The word 'apple' uses the code 442345, while the word 'banana' uses the code 673457.