diff --git a/database/.env.dist b/database/.env.dist
index 07db5fd17..8488fb1bf 100644
--- a/database/.env.dist
+++ b/database/.env.dist
@@ -4,7 +4,4 @@ DB_USER=root
 DB_PASSWORD=
 DB_DATABASE=gradido_community
 MIGRATIONS_TABLE=migrations
-// This value is set to the default for the built version.
-// Therefore you need to overwrite this when using the dev version
-// MIGRATIONS_DIRECTORY=./migrations/
-MIGRATIONS_DIRECTORY=./build/migrations/
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+MIGRATIONS_DIRECTORY=./migrations/
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diff --git a/database/build/.env.dist b/database/build/.env.dist
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..505546e1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/build/.env.dist
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// For production you need to put your env file in here.
+// Please copy the dist file from the root folder in here and rename it to .env
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diff --git a/database/package.json b/database/package.json
index 172253cea..4656dab43 100644
--- a/database/package.json
+++ b/database/package.json
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
   "scripts": {
     "build": "tsc --build",
     "clean": "tsc --build --clean",
-    "up": "node build/src/index.js up",
-    "down": "node build/src/index.js down",
-    "reset": "node build/src/index.js reset",
+    "up": "cd build && node src/index.js up",
+    "down": "cd build && node src/index.js down",
+    "reset": "cd build && node src/index.js reset",
     "dev_up": "nodemon -w ./ --ext ts --exec ts-node src/index.ts up",
     "dev_down": "nodemon -w ./ --ext ts --exec ts-node src/index.ts down",
     "dev_reset": "nodemon -w ./ --ext ts --exec ts-node src/index.ts reset",
diff --git a/database/src/config/index.ts b/database/src/config/index.ts
index a6a7a3385..908d40311 100644
--- a/database/src/config/index.ts
+++ b/database/src/config/index.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const database = {
 
 const migrations = {
   MIGRATIONS_TABLE: process.env.MIGRATIONS_TABLE || 'migrations',
-  MIGRATIONS_DIRECTORY: process.env.MIGRATIONS_DIRECTORY || './build/migrations/',
+  MIGRATIONS_DIRECTORY: process.env.MIGRATIONS_DIRECTORY || './migrations/',
 }
 
 const CONFIG = { ...database, ...migrations }