diff --git a/src/routes/(admin)/admin/characters/+page.server.ts b/src/routes/(admin)/admin/characters/+page.server.ts
index eefe74d..349dddb 100644
--- a/src/routes/(admin)/admin/characters/+page.server.ts
+++ b/src/routes/(admin)/admin/characters/+page.server.ts
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ export const actions: Actions = {
 			const hasUploadedPicture = !!pictureFile && pictureFile.size > 0;
 			if (hasUploadedPicture) {
 				try {
-					const uploadsDir = join(process.cwd(), env.UPLOAD_FOLDER || 'uploads');
+					const uploadsDir = env.UPLOADS_DIR || join(process.cwd(),'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 c07d1e8..3c3a82a 100644
--- a/src/routes/uploads/[filename]/+server.ts
+++ b/src/routes/uploads/[filename]/+server.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export const GET: RequestHandler = async ({ params }) => {
 	}
 
 	try {
-		const uploadsDir = join(process.cwd(), env.UPLOAD_FOLDER || 'uploads');
+		const uploadsDir = env.UPLOADS_DIR || join(process.cwd(),'uploads');
 		const filepath = join(uploadsDir, filename);
 
 		if (!existsSync(filepath)) {