diff --git a/backend/tsconfig.json b/backend/tsconfig.json
index a3b3b285b..f81bf22d5 100644
--- a/backend/tsconfig.json
+++ b/backend/tsconfig.json
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
   },
   "references": [
     {
-      "path": "./../database/tsconfig.json",
+      "path": "../database/tsconfig.json",
       // add 'prepend' if you want to include the referenced project in your output file
       // "prepend": true
     }