diff --git a/src/backend/app.ts b/src/backend/app.ts
index 57836d0..a1bc620 100644
--- a/src/backend/app.ts
+++ b/src/backend/app.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ app.use(morgan('dev'));
 app.use(express.json());
 app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
 app.use(cookieParser());
-app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, '../../public')));
+app.use(express.static(`${config.get('uploads')}`));
 
 app.use('/', routes);
 
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/database/initDb.ts b/src/backend/utils/database/initDb.ts
index 7475369..b48d4ce 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/database/initDb.ts
+++ b/src/backend/utils/database/initDb.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import path from 'path';
  */
 export default function initDb(name: string): Datastore {
   return new Datastore({
-    filename: path.resolve(`./${config.get('database')}/${name}.db`),
+    filename: path.resolve(`${config.get('database')}/${name}.db`),
     autoload: true,
   });
 }
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