diff --git a/src/app/api/templates/[templateId]/route.js b/src/app/api/templates/[templateId]/route.js
index c42ffc1..06aeb28 100644
--- a/src/app/api/templates/[templateId]/route.js
+++ b/src/app/api/templates/[templateId]/route.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export async function PUT(request, { params }) {
 
 			// Delete old file
 			try {
-				const oldFilePath = path.join(process.cwd(), "public", existingTemplate.file_path);
+				const oldFilePath = path.join(process.cwd(), existingTemplate.file_path);
 				await unlink(oldFilePath);
 			} catch (fileError) {
 				console.warn("Could not delete old template file:", fileError);
@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@ export async function PUT(request, { params }) {
 			// Save new file
 			const fileExtension = path.extname(file.name);
 			const fileName = `${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(36).substring(2)}${fileExtension}`;
-			const filePath = path.join(process.cwd(), "public", "templates", fileName);
+			const filePath = path.join(process.cwd(), "templates", fileName);
 
 			// Ensure templates directory exists
-			const templatesDir = path.join(process.cwd(), "public", "templates");
+			const templatesDir = path.join(process.cwd(), "templates");
 			try {
 				await fs.promises.access(templatesDir);
 			} catch {
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export async function PUT(request, { params }) {
 			const buffer = Buffer.from(await file.arrayBuffer());
 			await fs.promises.writeFile(filePath, buffer);
 
-			updateData.file_path = `/templates/${fileName}`;
+			updateData.file_path = `templates/${fileName}`;
 			updateData.original_filename = file.name;
 			updateData.file_size = file.size;
 		}
diff --git a/src/app/api/templates/generate/route.js b/src/app/api/templates/generate/route.js
index 2124929..c50da9e 100644
--- a/src/app/api/templates/generate/route.js
+++ b/src/app/api/templates/generate/route.js
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export async function POST(request) {
 		`).all(projectId);
 
 		// Load template file
-		const templatePath = path.join(process.cwd(), "public", template.file_path);
+		const templatePath = path.join(process.cwd(), template.file_path);
 		const templateContent = await readFile(templatePath);
 
 		// Load the docx file as a binary