diff --git a/backend/config.json b/backend/src/config/config.json
similarity index 100%
rename from backend/config.json
rename to backend/src/config/config.json
diff --git a/backend/src/config/index.ts b/backend/src/config/index.ts
index b2e1a06..8d75ce1 100644
--- a/backend/src/config/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/config/index.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export const API_CONFIG = {
 };
 
 // Adjust path to read from project root, not from `backend/`
-const configPath = path.join(process.cwd(), "config.json");
+const configPath = path.join(__dirname, "config.json");
 let cachedConfig: Config;
 
 try {