diff --git a/src/backend/services/checkout-api/src/cart/cartService.ts b/src/backend/services/checkout-api/src/cart/cartService.ts
index 6a4e3532d..3113a4046 100644
--- a/src/backend/services/checkout-api/src/cart/cartService.ts
+++ b/src/backend/services/checkout-api/src/cart/cartService.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { logger } from '../logger';
 
 
 const packageDefinition = protoLoader.loadSync(
-  path.resolve(__dirname, '../pb/cart.proto'),
+  path.resolve(__dirname, '../../pb/cart.proto'),
 );
 const proto = grpc.loadPackageDefinition(packageDefinition) as unknown as ProtoGrpcType;
 
diff --git a/src/backend/services/checkout-api/src/payment/paymentService.ts b/src/backend/services/checkout-api/src/payment/paymentService.ts
index da6167d17..4ceaaa8f5 100644
--- a/src/backend/services/checkout-api/src/payment/paymentService.ts
+++ b/src/backend/services/checkout-api/src/payment/paymentService.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { PaymentRequest } from '../gen/payment/PaymentRequest';
 import { CartItem } from '../gen/cart/CartItem';
 
 const packageDefinition = protoLoader.loadSync(
-  path.resolve(__dirname, '../pb/payments.proto'),
+  path.resolve(__dirname, '../../pb/payments.proto'),
 );
 const proto = grpc.loadPackageDefinition(packageDefinition) as unknown as ProtoGrpcType;