diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci-cd.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci-cd.yml
index fc33e4c..9bdcd63 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci-cd.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci-cd.yml
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # 1. Update the live internal database instance
       - name: Apply DB Migrations to Live Internal DB
+        working-directory: ./api
         run: |
           sudo curl -fsSL -o /usr/local/bin/dbmate https://github.com && sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/dbmate
           npx dbmate up