diff --git a/packages/backend/src/config/app.js b/packages/backend/src/config/app.js
index 15397bf8..dd3a7c58 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/config/app.js
+++ b/packages/backend/src/config/app.js
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ import { URL } from 'node:url';
 import * as dotenv from 'dotenv';
 import path from 'path';
 import process from 'node:process';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
+
+const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
 
 if (process.env.APP_ENV === 'test') {
   dotenv.config({ path: path.resolve(__dirname, '../../.env.test') });