diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bff4b922..05b58031 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ check_project_arg:
 
 .PHONY: run_backend
 run_backend: check_project_arg ## Runs backend using the built dist. NEEDS arg: PROJECT_NAME
-	@set -a && . $(CURDIR)/.env && \
+	@if [ -f $(CURDIR)/.env ]; then set -a && . $(CURDIR)/.env; fi && \
 	cd ${PROJECT_NAME} && \
     poetry add $(CURDIR)/${BACKEND_DIR}/dist/*.whl && \
     poetry install && \
diff --git a/backend/chatsky_ui/api/api_v1/endpoints/dff_services.py b/backend/chatsky_ui/api/api_v1/endpoints/dff_services.py
index eb67ded6..5d643ff1 100644
--- a/backend/chatsky_ui/api/api_v1/endpoints/dff_services.py
+++ b/backend/chatsky_ui/api/api_v1/endpoints/dff_services.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ async def lint_snippet(snippet: CodeSnippet) -> Dict[str, str]:
     """
     code_snippet = snippet.code.replace(r"\n", "\n")
 
-    imports = get_imports_from_file(settings.snippet2lint_path.parent / "conditions.py")
+    imports = get_imports_from_file(settings.conditions_path)
     code_snippet = "\n\n".join([imports, code_snippet])
 
     async with aiofiles.open(settings.snippet2lint_path, "wt", encoding="UTF-8") as file:
diff --git a/backend/chatsky_ui/services/index.py b/backend/chatsky_ui/services/index.py
index 683ae9b3..05427c41 100644
--- a/backend/chatsky_ui/services/index.py
+++ b/backend/chatsky_ui/services/index.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 from omegaconf import OmegaConf
 from omegaconf.dictconfig import DictConfig
 
+from chatsky_ui.core.config import settings
 from chatsky_ui.core.logger_config import get_logger
 from chatsky_ui.db.base import read_conf, read_logs, write_conf
 
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ async def _load_index(self) -> None:
 
     async def _load_conditions(self) -> None:
         """Load conditions from disk."""
-        path = self.path.parent / "conditions.py"
+        path = settings.conditions_path
         if path.exists():
             self.conditions = await read_logs(path)
             self.logger.debug("Conditions loaded")
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ async def _load_conditions(self) -> None:
 
     async def _load_responses(self) -> None:
         """Load responses from disk."""
-        path = self.path.parent / "responses.py"
+        path = settings.responses_path
         if path.exists():
             self.responses = await read_logs(path)
             self.logger.debug("Responses loaded")
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ async def _load_responses(self) -> None:
 
     async def _load_services(self) -> None:
         """Load services from disk."""
-        path = self.path.parent / "services.py"
+        path = settings.responses_path.parent / "services.py"
         if path.exists():
             self.services = await read_logs(path)
             self.logger.debug("Services loaded")