diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_fastapi_backend.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy_fastapi_backend.yml
index 422e8b26..902c752e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy_fastapi_backend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_fastapi_backend.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install -r requirements/base.txt
+          cd backend && pip install -r requirements/base.txt
 
       - name: AWS credentials
         uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v1
@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@ jobs:
           aws-region: eu-west-2
 
       - name: Deploy to AWS Lambda via Serverless
-        run: sls deploy --stage ${{ github.ref_name }}
+        run: cd backend && sls deploy --stage ${{ github.ref_name }}