diff --git a/backend/src/server.js b/backend/src/server.js
index e192811..2e19cd3 100644
--- a/backend/src/server.js
+++ b/backend/src/server.js
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ const staticCache = isProd ? { maxAge: '7d' } : { setHeaders: (res) => res.setHe
 app.use('/js',      express.static(jsDir, staticCache));
 app.use('/css',     express.static(path.join(frontendDir, 'css'), staticCache));
 app.use('/img',     express.static(path.join(frontendDir, 'img'), staticCache));
-app.use('/avatars', express.static(path.join(__dirname, '../../uploads/avatars'), { maxAge: '1d' }));
+app.use('/avatars', express.static(path.join(__dirname, '../uploads/avatars'), { maxAge: '1d' }));
 
 // Redirect legacy .html URLs → clean URLs (301)
 app.use((req, res, next) => {