diff --git a/module.nix b/module.nix
index 67454ba..81af24d 100644
--- a/module.nix
+++ b/module.nix
@@ -127,6 +127,13 @@ in
             /var/lib/usda-vision/docker-compose.yml
         ''}
         
+        # Fix env_file paths to point to /var/lib/usda-vision/.env
+        echo "Fixing env_file paths in docker-compose.yml..."
+        ${pkgs.gnused}/bin/sed -i \
+          -e 's|env_file:.*management-dashboard-web-app/\.env|env_file: /var/lib/usda-vision/.env|g' \
+          -e 's|\./management-dashboard-web-app/\.env|/var/lib/usda-vision/.env|g' \
+          /var/lib/usda-vision/docker-compose.yml
+        
         ${lib.optionalString (cfg.envFile != null) ''
           echo "Copying environment file from managed secret..."
           cp ${cfg.envFile} /var/lib/usda-vision/.env