diff --git a/server/src/config/load-env-vars.ts b/server/src/config/load-env-vars.ts
index 324df106..3ad99451 100644
--- a/server/src/config/load-env-vars.ts
+++ b/server/src/config/load-env-vars.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
 const __dirname = dirname(__filename);
 
 try {
-  const envPath = path.join(__dirname, '../.env');
+  const envPath = path.join(__dirname, '../../.env');
   const envFile = fs.readFileSync(envPath, 'utf8');
   envFile.split('\n').forEach(line => {
     const trimmedLine = line.trim();