diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index f7e45be9a..9b285f858 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ const port = process.env.PORT || 3000;
 
 app.use(cors());
 
-app.use('/public', express.static(`${process.cwd()}/public`));
+app.use('/public', express.static(__dirname + "/public"));
 
 app.get('/', function(req, res) {
-  res.sendFile(process.cwd() + '/views/index.html');
+  res.sendFile( __dirname + '/views/index.html');
 });
 
 // Your first API endpoint