diff --git a/src/routes/(admin)/admin/characters/+page.server.ts b/src/routes/(admin)/admin/characters/+page.server.ts
index dc0b5c3..eefe74d 100644
--- a/src/routes/(admin)/admin/characters/+page.server.ts
+++ b/src/routes/(admin)/admin/characters/+page.server.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import type { PageServerLoad, Actions } from './$types';
 import { writeFile } from 'fs/promises';
 import { join } from 'path';
 import { existsSync, mkdirSync } from 'fs';
+import { env } from '$env/dynamic/private';
 
 export const load: PageServerLoad = async () => {
 	const [charactersData, devilFruits, arcs, overrides] = await Promise.all([
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ export const actions: Actions = {
 			const hasUploadedPicture = !!pictureFile && pictureFile.size > 0;
 			if (hasUploadedPicture) {
 				try {
-					const uploadsDir = join(process.cwd(), 'uploads');
+					const uploadsDir = join(process.cwd(), env.UPLOAD_FOLDER || 'uploads');
 					if (!existsSync(uploadsDir)) {
 						mkdirSync(uploadsDir, { recursive: true });
 					}
diff --git a/src/routes/uploads/[filename]/+server.ts b/src/routes/uploads/[filename]/+server.ts
index 939fc3d..c07d1e8 100644
--- a/src/routes/uploads/[filename]/+server.ts
+++ b/src/routes/uploads/[filename]/+server.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { readFile } from 'fs/promises';
 import { join } from 'path';
 import { existsSync } from 'fs';
 import type { RequestHandler } from '@sveltejs/kit';
+import { env } from '$env/dynamic/private';
 
 export const GET: RequestHandler = async ({ params }) => {
 	const filename = params.filename as string;
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ export const GET: RequestHandler = async ({ params }) => {
 	}
 
 	try {
-		const uploadsDir = join(process.cwd(), 'uploads');
+		const uploadsDir = join(process.cwd(), env.UPLOAD_FOLDER || 'uploads');
 		const filepath = join(uploadsDir, filename);
 
 		if (!existsSync(filepath)) {