diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 197d3c0b435e7ad11b4c5d1d0da34682bd1d10cc..25b985a81175a19323dab2effb3c1d45890c83fa 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ deploy:
     - pip install -r requirements.txt  # Install the required Python dependencies
     - bash ./make_openapi_client.sh  # Re-generate OpenAPI client library
     - echo "Running the application..."
-    - python3.8 -m backend.main  # Replace with the exact command to start your app
+    - cd backend
+    - python3.8 -m main # Replace with the exact command to start your app
 
 release:
   stage: release