diff --git a/server/api/admin/files.js b/server/api/admin/files.js
index f1a43fa..7d627c7 100644
--- a/server/api/admin/files.js
+++ b/server/api/admin/files.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { readdirSync, statSync, unlinkSync, existsSync } from 'node:fs'
 import { join, resolve } from 'node:path'
 
-const publicDir = './public'
+const publicDir = existsSync('./public') ? resolve('./public') : resolve('./.output/public')
 
 const allowedFolders = ['scores', 'pubs', 'album_art', 'images', 'hdp_images']
 
diff --git a/server/api/admin/files/upload.post.js b/server/api/admin/files/upload.post.js
index b7fef7a..038dcb9 100644
--- a/server/api/admin/files/upload.post.js
+++ b/server/api/admin/files/upload.post.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { existsSync, mkdirSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs'
-import { join, extname } from 'node:path'
+import { join, extname, resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { readMultipartFormData } from 'h3'
 
-const publicDir = './public'
+const publicDir = existsSync('./public') ? resolve('./public') : resolve('./.output/public')
 
 const allowedFolders = ['scores', 'pubs', 'album_art', 'images', 'hdp_images']
 const allowedExtensions = ['.pdf', '.jpg', '.jpeg', '.png', '.gif', '.webp', '.svg', '.mp3', '.wav', '.ogg']