diff --git a/backend/server/scripts/process-public-next-env.sh b/backend/server/scripts/process-public-next-env.sh
index 497f2e934..26ad42d33 100644
--- a/backend/server/scripts/process-public-next-env.sh
+++ b/backend/server/scripts/process-public-next-env.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,16 @@ then
   if [ "$NODE_ENV" = "production" ]
   then
     echo "Preprocessing environment variables"
-    echo "This should only run on our docker build"
+
+    # Determine the project root directory
+    # If running in Docker, use /app, otherwise use relative path from backend/server
+    if [ -d "/app" ]; then
+      PROJECT_ROOT="/app"
+    else
+      PROJECT_ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/../../.." && pwd)"
+    fi
+
+    echo "Using project root: $PROJECT_ROOT"
 
     # For each of the var in .env.production, replace with proper process env
     while read line; do
@@ -14,8 +23,8 @@ then
 
       eval "ACTUAL_ENV=\$$ENV_NAME"
 
-      find /app/apps/homepage/.next -type f -name "*.js" -print0 | xargs -0 -P $(nproc) sed -i "s|$STRING_TO_REPLACE|$ACTUAL_ENV|g";
-    done < /app/backend/server/.env.production
+      find "$PROJECT_ROOT/apps/homepage/.next" -type f -name "*.js" -print0 | xargs -0 -P $(nproc) sed -i "s|$STRING_TO_REPLACE|$ACTUAL_ENV|g";
+    done < "$PROJECT_ROOT/backend/server/.env.production"
 
     while read line; do
       ENV_NAME=$(echo "$line" | cut -d "=" -f 1)
@@ -23,16 +32,16 @@ then
 
       eval "ACTUAL_ENV=\$$ENV_NAME"
 
-      find /app/apps/remote/dist -type f -name "*.js" -print0 | xargs -0 -P $(nproc) sed -i "s|$STRING_TO_REPLACE|$ACTUAL_ENV|g";
-    done < /app/apps/remote/.env.production
-    
+      find "$PROJECT_ROOT/apps/remote/dist" -type f -name "*.js" -print0 | xargs -0 -P $(nproc) sed -i "s|$STRING_TO_REPLACE|$ACTUAL_ENV|g";
+    done < "$PROJECT_ROOT/apps/remote/.env.production"
+  
     while read line; do
       ENV_NAME=$(echo "$line" | cut -d "=" -f 1)
       STRING_TO_REPLACE=$(echo "$line" | cut -d "=" -f 2)
 
       eval "ACTUAL_ENV=\$$ENV_NAME"
 
-      find /app/apps/renderer/dist -type f -name "*.js" -print0 | xargs -0 -P $(nproc) sed -i "s|$STRING_TO_REPLACE|$ACTUAL_ENV|g";
-    done < /app/apps/renderer/.env.production
+      find "$PROJECT_ROOT/apps/renderer/dist" -type f -name "*.js" -print0 | xargs -0 -P $(nproc) sed -i "s|$STRING_TO_REPLACE|$ACTUAL_ENV|g";
+    done < "$PROJECT_ROOT/apps/renderer/.env.production"
   fi
 fi
diff --git a/e2e/playwright.config.ts b/e2e/playwright.config.ts
index 928d369d4..2680f61a0 100644
--- a/e2e/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/e2e/playwright.config.ts
@@ -83,5 +83,8 @@ export default defineConfig({
     command: "yarn server start",
     url: "http://localhost:5678",
     reuseExistingServer: !process.env.CI,
+    env: {
+      NODE_ENV: "production",
+    },
   },
 });