diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index f2a1ea1..228108e 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { getCurrentInterval } from "./scheduleRules.js";
 const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000;
 
 app.get('/', async (_, res) => {
-  const dataStr = await fs.readFile(path.join(__dirname, "db", "current.json"));
+  const dataStr = await fs.readFile(path.join(process.cwd(), "db", "current.json"), "utf8");
   const data = JSON.parse(dataStr);
 
   data["status"] = {