diff --git a/frontend/src/__tests__/public/validate-json.test.ts b/frontend/src/__tests__/public/validate-json.test.ts
index 562ebe9..562926a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/__tests__/public/validate-json.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/__tests__/public/validate-json.test.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import path from "path";
 import { ScriptSchema, type Script } from "@/app/json-editor/_schemas/schemas";
 import { Metadata } from "@/lib/types";
 
-const jsonDir = "public/json";
+const jsonDir = path.join(__dirname, '../../json');
 const metadataFileName = "metadata.json";
 const encoding = "utf-8";
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/api/categories/route.ts b/frontend/src/app/api/categories/route.ts
index 2d33a3a..44791d9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/api/categories/route.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/api/categories/route.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import path from "path";
 
 export const dynamic = "force-static";
 
-const jsonDir = "public/json";
+const jsonDir = path.join(__dirname, '../../json');
 const metadataFileName = "metadata.json";
 const encoding = "utf-8";