diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 4bcbcbd..7354ce4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          PAPAYU_PROJECT_ROOT: ${{ github.workspace }}
         with:
           projectPath: desktop/src-tauri
           includeUpdaterJson: true
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json b/desktop/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
index b332b5b..f29553d 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
   },
 
   "build": {
-    "beforeDevCommand": "cd ../ui && npm run dev -- --port 5173",
-    "beforeBuildCommand": "cd ../ui && npm run build",
+    "beforeDevCommand": "cd \"${PAPAYU_PROJECT_ROOT:-$HOME/PAPA-YU}/desktop/ui\" && npm run dev -- --port 5173",
+    "beforeBuildCommand": "cd \"${PAPAYU_PROJECT_ROOT:-$HOME/PAPA-YU}/desktop/ui\" && npm run build",
     "devUrl": "http://localhost:5173",
     "frontendDist": "../ui/dist"
   },