diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_fastapi_backend.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy_fastapi_backend.yml
index 52253a99..0f824c98 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy_fastapi_backend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_fastapi_backend.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build Lambda Layer
         run: |
+          cd backend
           pip install -r requirements/lambda.txt -t python
           zip -r layer.zip python