diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-to-cloudrun-production.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-to-cloudrun-production.yml
index 649d0df3..8d2b19be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-to-cloudrun-production.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-to-cloudrun-production.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build CAST Backend 
         run: |-
           gcloud auth configure-docker ${{ env.GAR_LOCATION }}-docker.pkg.dev
-          docker build -t ${{ env.BACKEND_DOCKER_IMAGE_URL }} --file backend/Dockerfile .
+          cd backend && docker build -t ${{ env.BACKEND_DOCKER_IMAGE_URL }} --file backend/Dockerfile .
           docker push ${{ env.BACKEND_DOCKER_IMAGE_URL }}
 
       - name: Build CAST Frontend