diff --git a/backend/src/config/common-path.ts b/backend/src/config/common-path.ts
index 6f40ab2..59c7bf6 100644
--- a/backend/src/config/common-path.ts
+++ b/backend/src/config/common-path.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import * as path from 'path';
 import { existsSync, mkdirSync, promises } from 'fs-extra';
-
+import { cwd } from 'process';
 // Constants for base directories
 const APP_NAME = 'codefox';
 // TODO: hack way to get the root directory of the workspace
-const WORKSPACE_ROOT = path.resolve(__dirname, '../../../');
+const WORKSPACE_ROOT = path.resolve(cwd(), '../');
 const ROOT_DIR = path.join(WORKSPACE_ROOT, `.${APP_NAME}`);
 
 export const TEMPLATE_PATH = path.join(WORKSPACE_ROOT, 'backend/template');