diff --git a/file_manager/drive_connector.py b/file_manager/drive_connector.py
index cca3835..d98e326 100644
--- a/file_manager/drive_connector.py
+++ b/file_manager/drive_connector.py
@@ -39,5 +39,5 @@ def connect_to_drive(access_file):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    DRIVE = connect_to_drive("./app_data/raspi.json")
+    DRIVE = connect_to_drive("../app_data/raspi.json")
     print(DRIVE)
diff --git a/file_manager/drive_local_file_manager.py b/file_manager/drive_local_file_manager.py
index 06e8f9c..31c413a 100644
--- a/file_manager/drive_local_file_manager.py
+++ b/file_manager/drive_local_file_manager.py
@@ -14,14 +14,16 @@
 
 
 current_file_directory = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
+project_dir = os.path.dirname(current_file_directory)
+
 # Load the configuration from the config.json file
-with open(f"{current_file_directory}/app_config.json", encoding="utf-8") as config_file:
+with open(f"{project_dir}/app_config.json", encoding="utf-8") as config_file:
     config = json.load(config_file)
 
 # Constants
 TARGET_DIR = config["TARGET_DIR"]
-CURRENT_FILES_FILE = f"{current_file_directory}/app_data/current_files.json"
-CHANGES_STATE_FILE = f"{current_file_directory}/app_data/changes_state.json"
+CURRENT_FILES_FILE = f"{project_dir}/app_data/current_files.json"
+CHANGES_STATE_FILE = f"{project_dir}/app_data/changes_state.json"
 USE_GDRIVE = config["USE_GDRIVE"]
 GOOGLE_API_ACCESS = config["GOOGLE_API_ACCESS"]
 DRIVE_DIR_ID = config["DRIVE_DIR_ID"]
diff --git a/file_manager/show_file_checker.py b/file_manager/show_file_checker.py
index 812f6ac..7977354 100644
--- a/file_manager/show_file_checker.py
+++ b/file_manager/show_file_checker.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 from pathlib import Path
 
-#pylint: disable=wrong-import-position
+# pylint: disable=wrong-import-position
 PARENT_DIRECTORY_PATH = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
 sys.path.append(PARENT_DIRECTORY_PATH)
 from MetaDataEditor.image_metadata_handler import read_metadata
@@ -99,5 +99,5 @@ def check_for_event(file):
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
-    TEST = check_for_event("./app_data/content/xx01.01.24@02.03.25.png")
+    TEST = check_for_event("../app_data/content/xx01.01.24@02.03.25.png")
     print(f"{TEST}")