diff --git a/src/presentation/DigitalData.MessagingService.API/Program.cs b/src/presentation/DigitalData.MessagingService.API/Program.cs
index 65a1537..e1b85b3 100644
--- a/src/presentation/DigitalData.MessagingService.API/Program.cs
+++ b/src/presentation/DigitalData.MessagingService.API/Program.cs
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ using Serilog.Ui.Web.Extensions;
 
 // Build temporary configuration to read log directory early
 var tempConfig = new ConfigurationBuilder()
-    .SetBasePath(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory())
-    .AddJsonFile("appsettings.json", optional: false, reloadOnChange: false)
-    .AddJsonFile("appsettings.Secrets.json", optional: true, reloadOnChange: false)
-    .Build();
+.SetBasePath(AppContext.BaseDirectory)
+.AddJsonFile("appsettings.json", optional: false, reloadOnChange: false)
+.AddJsonFile("appsettings.Secrets.json", optional: true, reloadOnChange: false)
+.Build();
 
 var logDirectoryRaw = tempConfig.GetValue<string>("Application:LogDirectory") ?? "logs";
 // Always resolve to an absolute path so sink and UI provider point to the same file