diff --git a/backend/myproject/settings.py b/backend/myproject/settings.py
index 12e8567..031a6c6 100644
--- a/backend/myproject/settings.py
+++ b/backend/myproject/settings.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 
 # Reload environment variables on startup to avoid caching them.
-load_dotenv(dotenv_path="./.env.dev", verbose=True, override=True)
+load_dotenv(dotenv_path="../.env.dev", verbose=True, override=True)
 
 # Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
 BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent