diff --git a/app/db/database.py b/app/db/database.py
index 693a760..4052df5 100644
--- a/app/db/database.py
+++ b/app/db/database.py
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@ from sqlalchemy.ext.declarative import declarative_base
 from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker
 
 # Get base project directory
-PROJECT_DIR = Path("/projects/simpletodoapplication-222fyi")
+PROJECT_DIR = Path(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__)))))
 
 # Create database directory if it doesn't exist
 DB_DIR = PROJECT_DIR / "app" / "storage" / "db"
-DB_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+# Ensure directory exists before accessing it
+if not DB_DIR.exists():
+    os.makedirs(DB_DIR, exist_ok=True)
 
 SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URL = f"sqlite:///{DB_DIR}/db.sqlite"