diff --git a/apps/api/src/jobs/deployApplication.ts b/apps/api/src/jobs/deployApplication.ts
index d3de46268..5c35307b9 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/jobs/deployApplication.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/jobs/deployApplication.ts
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ import * as buildpacks from '../lib/buildPacks';
 									installCommand = configuration.installCommand;
 									startCommand = configuration.startCommand;
 									buildCommand = configuration.buildCommand;
-									publishDirectory = configuration.publishDirectory;
+									publishDirectory = configuration.publishDirectory || '';
 									baseDirectory = configuration.baseDirectory || '';
 									dockerFileLocation = configuration.dockerFileLocation;
 									dockerComposeFileLocation = configuration.dockerComposeFileLocation;
diff --git a/apps/api/src/lib/buildPacks/nestjs.ts b/apps/api/src/lib/buildPacks/nestjs.ts
index a5efc2286..ba98b70ef 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/lib/buildPacks/nestjs.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/lib/buildPacks/nestjs.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { promises as fs } from 'fs';
 import { buildCacheImageWithNode, buildImage } from './common';
 
 const createDockerfile = async (data, image): Promise<void> => {
-	const { buildId, applicationId, tag, port, startCommand, workdir, baseDirectory } = data;
+	const { buildId, applicationId, tag, port, startCommand, workdir, publishDirectory } = data;
 	const Dockerfile: Array<string> = [];
 	const isPnpm = startCommand.includes('pnpm');