diff --git a/backend/.env b/backend/.env
index 2a06665..66bffc1 100644
--- a/backend/.env
+++ b/backend/.env
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-MUSIC_DIR=/root/tunedrop/backend/music
+MUSIC_DIR=music/
 NAVIDROME_SCAN_URL=
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diff --git a/backend/__pycache__/config.cpython-310.pyc b/backend/__pycache__/config.cpython-310.pyc
index 12898e5..9327efc 100644
Binary files a/backend/__pycache__/config.cpython-310.pyc and b/backend/__pycache__/config.cpython-310.pyc differ
diff --git a/backend/config.py b/backend/config.py
index 6e38ccd..19b09ad 100644
--- a/backend/config.py
+++ b/backend/config.py
@@ -4,7 +4,15 @@ from dotenv import load_dotenv
 load_dotenv()
 
 class Settings:
-    MUSIC_DIR = os.getenv("MUSIC_DIR", "/root/tunedrop/backend/music")
+    # If MUSIC_DIR is not absolute, make it relative to the project root
+    _music_dir = os.getenv("MUSIC_DIR", "music")
+    if not os.path.isabs(_music_dir):
+        # Use the directory where config.py is located as the base
+        BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+        MUSIC_DIR = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(BASE_DIR, _music_dir))
+    else:
+        MUSIC_DIR = _music_dir
+
     NAVIDROME_SCAN_URL = os.getenv("NAVIDROME_SCAN_URL", "")
 
 settings = Settings()
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