diff --git a/packages/release/bin/deployBackend.sh b/packages/release/bin/deployBackend.sh
index f5d89b62b..13d8a8ca7 100755
--- a/packages/release/bin/deployBackend.sh
+++ b/packages/release/bin/deployBackend.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-source .env
+# Determine the directory of the script
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+
+# Source the .env file from the parent directory of the script's directory
+source "$SCRIPT_DIR/../.env"
+
 echo "Deploying backend to $BE_HOST with script $BE_SCRIPT_PATH"
 
 # Connect to SSH and execute remote script
diff --git a/packages/release/bin/purgeCfCache.sh b/packages/release/bin/purgeCfCache.sh
index 11cfaacf2..eadb48c5d 100755
--- a/packages/release/bin/purgeCfCache.sh
+++ b/packages/release/bin/purgeCfCache.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-source .env
+
+# Determine the directory of the script
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+
+# Source the .env file from the parent directory of the script's directory
+source "$SCRIPT_DIR/../.env"
+
 echo "Purging Cloudflare cache for zone $CF_ZONE_ID"
 response=$(curl -s -X POST "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/zones/$CF_ZONE_ID/purge_cache" \
      -H "Authorization: Bearer $CF_API_KEY" \