diff --git a/scripts/rolling_update_uvicorn.sh b/scripts/rolling_update_uvicorn.sh
index 8d0c85b..7cba8c1 100755
--- a/scripts/rolling_update_uvicorn.sh
+++ b/scripts/rolling_update_uvicorn.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ set -e  # Exit on error
 ### CONFIGURATION #############################################################
 ENV_FILE="api/.env"
 RUN_DIR="run"
-LOG_ROOT="logs"
+LOG_DIR="logs"
 VENV_PATH="/home/ubuntu/dograh_venv"
 HEALTH_CHECK_ENDPOINT="/api/v1/health"  # Adjust as needed
 MAX_WAIT_SECONDS=310  # Max wait for graceful shutdown (5 minutes + 10 seconds grace)
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ MAX_WAIT_SECONDS=310  # Max wait for graceful shutdown (5 minutes + 10 seconds g
 # Load environment
 set -a && . "$ENV_FILE" && set +a
 
+cd /home/ubuntu/app
+
 ### FUNCTIONS ##################################################################
 
 log_info() {
@@ -142,11 +144,11 @@ start_new_uvicorn_workers() {
     # Activate virtual environment
     source ${VENV_PATH}/bin/activate
     
-    # Use the latest log directory (where start_services.sh put logs)
-    local log_dir="$LOG_ROOT/latest"
+    # Use the log directory (where start_services.sh put logs)
+    local log_dir="$LOG_DIR"
     
     if [[ ! -d "$log_dir" ]]; then
-        log_error "No latest log directory found. Run start_services.sh first."
+        log_error "No log directory found. Run start_services.sh first."
         return 1
     fi
     
@@ -304,5 +306,5 @@ echo "✓ Rolling update completed successfully"
 echo "  Old port: ${OLD_PORT:-none}"
 echo "  New port: $NEW_PORT"
 echo "  New PID: $NEW_PID"
-echo "  Logs: $LOG_ROOT/latest/"
+echo "  Logs: $LOG_DIR/"
 echo "──────────────────────────────────────────────────"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/start_services.sh b/scripts/start_services.sh
index e02b262..3f054f8 100755
--- a/scripts/start_services.sh
+++ b/scripts/start_services.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ set -e  # Exit on error
 ### CONFIGURATION #############################################################
 ENV_FILE="api/.env"
 RUN_DIR="run"                 # where we keep *.pid
-LOG_ROOT="logs"
+LOG_DIR="logs"
 VENV_PATH="/home/ubuntu/dograh_venv"
 ARQ_WORKERS=${ARQ_WORKERS:-1}
 
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ rm -f "$RUN_DIR/uvicorn.port" "$RUN_DIR/uvicorn_new.port" "$RUN_DIR/uvicorn_old.
 alembic -c api/alembic.ini upgrade head
 
 ### 5) Prepare logs ###########################################################
-LOG_DIR="$LOG_ROOT/latest"
 mkdir -p "$LOG_DIR"
 
 ### 7) Start services #########################################################