diff --git a/render.yaml b/render.yaml
index 9be5946..eb3ecdc 100644
--- a/render.yaml
+++ b/render.yaml
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ services:
     region: oregon # optional (defaults to oregon) check other regions here: https://render.com/docs/regions
     plan: free
     branch: "feature/open-source" # optional (defaults to master)
-    rootDir: .
-    dockerfilePath: ./backend/Dockerfile
+    rootDir: ./backend
+    dockerfilePath: ./Dockerfile
     numInstances: 1 # optional (defaults to 1)
     healthCheckPath: /health
     envVars: