diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 1ac6c0712..1e42fe496 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ COPY ./backend/*.py ./backend/
 
 RUN poetry install  --no-interaction --no-ansi
 
-CMD exec uvicorn backend.main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8080
+CMD exec uvicorn --app-dir=backend main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8080
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0cec085d6..ca0a2939e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .PHONY: start
 start:
-	poetry run uvicorn backend.main:app --reload --port 8080
+	poetry run uvicorn --app-dir=backend main:app --reload --port 8080
 
 .PHONY: format
 format: