diff --git a/packages/api/src/typeDefs/index.ts b/packages/api/src/typeDefs/index.ts
index df688d4b09..e39deecb03 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/typeDefs/index.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/typeDefs/index.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { print } from 'graphql'
 
 import { loadFilesSync } from '@graphql-tools/load-files'
 
-// Empty string ('') is interpreted as the current dir. Referencing it as './' won't work.
-export const typeDefs = loadFilesSync('', { extensions: ['.graphql'] })
+export const typeDefs = loadFilesSync(__dirname, { extensions: ['.graphql'] })
   .map(print)
   .join('\n')