diff --git a/apps/server-e2e/playwright.config.ts b/apps/server-e2e/playwright.config.ts
index 997e4f036..719bb2fbf 100644
--- a/apps/server-e2e/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/apps/server-e2e/playwright.config.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ export default defineConfig({
     url: baseURL,
     reuseExistingServer: !process.env.CI,
     cwd: join(__dirname, "../server"),
+    env: {
+        TRILIUM_DATA_DIR: "spec/db"
+    },
     timeout: 5 * 60 * 1000
   } : undefined,
 
diff --git a/apps/server/package.json b/apps/server/package.json
index f506db695..1056ebb96 100644
--- a/apps/server/package.json
+++ b/apps/server/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
     "package": "pnpm build && bash scripts/build-server.sh",
     "test": "vitest",
     "test-build": "vitest --config vitest.build.config.mts",
-    "start-prod": "pnpm build && cross-env TRILIUM_ENV=production TRILIUM_DATA_DIR=data TRILIUM_PORT=8082 node dist/main.cjs",
+    "start-prod": "cross-env TRILIUM_DATA_DIR=data pnpm start-prod-no-dir",
+    "start-prod-no-dir": "pnpm build && cross-env TRILIUM_ENV=production TRILIUM_PORT=8082 node dist/main.cjs",
     "circular-deps": "dpdm -T src/**/*.ts --tree=false --warning=false --skip-dynamic-imports=circular",
     "docker-build-debian": "pnpm build && docker build . -t triliumnext-debian -f Dockerfile",
     "docker-build-alpine": "pnpm build && docker build . -t triliumnext-alpine -f Dockerfile.alpine",