diff --git a/backend/config/db.php b/backend/config/db.php
index 363a3e3..3bfbc9a 100644
--- a/backend/config/db.php
+++ b/backend/config/db.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ require_once __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php';
 use Dotenv\Dotenv;
 
 // Load environment variables from .env (located one level above the project root)
-$dotenv = Dotenv::createImmutable(__DIR__ . '/../../..');
+$dotenv = Dotenv::createImmutable(__DIR__ . '/../../../..');
 $dotenv->load();
 
 $host = $_ENV['DB_HOST'] ?? 'localhost';