diff --git a/app/routers/uploads.py b/app/routers/uploads.py
index eb1d390..03538a7 100644
--- a/app/routers/uploads.py
+++ b/app/routers/uploads.py
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ from app.models.user import User
 router = APIRouter(prefix="/api/uploads", tags=["uploads"])
 
 # Storage directory for uploaded images
-STORAGE_DIR = Path("/home/shihaam/git/sarlink/mapmaker/storage/images")
+# Use relative path from project root to work in both dev and production
+STORAGE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent.parent / "storage" / "images"
 STORAGE_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
 # Allowed image types