diff --git a/backend/routes/utils.js b/backend/routes/utils.js
index 60f055c..26f383d 100644
--- a/backend/routes/utils.js
+++ b/backend/routes/utils.js
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ const router = express.Router();
 
 const geoliteUrlBase = 'https://geolite.info/geoip/v2.1/city';
 
-const geoliteAccountId = process.env.GEOLITE_ACCOUNT_ID;
-const geoliteLicenseKey = process.env.GEOLITE_LICENSE_KEY;
+const geoliteAccountId = process.env.VITE_GEOLITE_ACCOUNT_ID;
+const geoliteLicenseKey = process.env.VITE_GEOLITE_LICENSE_KEY;
 
 //https://stackoverflow.com/a/29268025
 const ipRegex = new RegExp(/\b(?!(10\.|172\.(1[6-9]|2[0-9]|3[0-1])\.|192\.168))(?:(?:2(?:[0-4][0-9]|5[0-5])|[0-1]?[0-9]?[0-9])\.){3}(?:(?:2([0-4][0-9]|5[0-5])|[0-1]?[0-9]?[0-9]))\b/);
diff --git a/vite.config.js b/vite.config.js
index 8257c8d..4757aa1 100644
--- a/vite.config.js
+++ b/vite.config.js
@@ -47,4 +47,5 @@ export default defineConfig({
     },
   },
   plugins: [react(), splitVendorChunkPlugin()],
+  envDir: "backend"
 });