diff --git a/backend/api/deploy-api.sh b/backend/api/deploy-api.sh
index 83d9e30a..f47d35a9 100755
--- a/backend/api/deploy-api.sh
+++ b/backend/api/deploy-api.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 
 set -e
 
+cd "$(dirname "$0")"
+
 source ../../.env
 
 ENV=${1:-prod}