diff --git a/alembic.ini b/alembic.ini
index f81e7c0..3bb0111 100644
--- a/alembic.ini
+++ b/alembic.ini
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ script_location = alembic
 # are written from script.py.mako
 # output_encoding = utf-8
 
-# SQLite URL example
-sqlalchemy.url = sqlite:////projects/genericrestapiservice-w6od1p/db.sqlite
+# SQLite URL example - Make sure it matches the path in app/database.py
+sqlalchemy.url = sqlite:////app/storage/db/db.sqlite
 
 [post_write_hooks]
 # post_write_hooks defines scripts or Python functions that are run
diff --git a/alembic/env.py b/alembic/env.py
index b134d0c..dde953c 100644
--- a/alembic/env.py
+++ b/alembic/env.py
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@ import os
 from pathlib import Path
 
 # Add the project root directory to Python's path
-sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent.parent))
+project_root = Path(__file__).parent.parent.absolute()
+sys.path.insert(0, str(project_root))
+
+# Also add the project root to the PYTHONPATH environment variable
+os.environ["PYTHONPATH"] = str(project_root) + os.pathsep + os.environ.get("PYTHONPATH", "")
 
 from sqlalchemy import engine_from_config
 from sqlalchemy import pool
@@ -23,7 +27,14 @@ fileConfig(config.config_file_name)
 # for 'autogenerate' support
 # from myapp import mymodel
 # target_metadata = mymodel.Base.metadata
-from app.models import Base
+try:
+    # Try importing directly
+    from app.models import Base
+except ImportError:
+    # If that fails, try with an explicit import of the app module
+    import app.models
+    Base = app.models.Base
+
 target_metadata = Base.metadata
 
 # other values from the config, defined by the needs of env.py,
diff --git a/app/database.py b/app/database.py
index 5f2bb03..06c901c 100644
--- a/app/database.py
+++ b/app/database.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker
 from pathlib import Path
 
 # Create the database directory if it doesn't exist
-DB_DIR = Path("/projects/genericrestapiservice-w6od1p")
+DB_DIR = Path("/app/storage/db")
 DB_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
 # Define the SQLite URL