diff --git a/bin/dockerize b/bin/dockerize
index e4c321741..3abdacf40 100755
--- a/bin/dockerize
+++ b/bin/dockerize
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ IMAGE_NAME=${image_name:-promethai-${STAGE}-promethai-backend-memory}
 
 REPO_NAME="${AWS_REPOSITORY}/${IMAGE_NAME}"
 FULL_IMAGE_NAME="${REPO_NAME}:${VERSION}"
-APP_DIR=${app_dir:-"/level_2/"}   # Updated this line
+APP_DIR=${app_dir:-"level_2/"}   # Updated this line
 
 PUBLISH=${publish:-false}