diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 2244ac9e..38516ac9 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
--r api-requirements.txt
+-r ./api-requirements.txt
 hot-fair-utilities==1.2.3
 tflite-runtime==2.14.0
\ No newline at end of file