diff --git a/cicd_tool/main.py b/cicd_tool/main.py
index 12feb8f..6ed83d3 100644
--- a/cicd_tool/main.py
+++ b/cicd_tool/main.py
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ from minio import Minio
 from minio.error import S3Error
 
 
-REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
-PROJECT_DIR = REPO_ROOT / "GitLite"
+# cicd_tool lives inside the GitLite repo, so its parent dir is the app root.
+PROJECT_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
 ARTIFACT_ROOT = PROJECT_DIR / "src-tauri" / "target" / "release" / "bundle"