diff --git a/tools/deploy/admin/config.sh b/tools/deploy/admin/config.sh
index 61b0170..89bf36e 100644
--- a/tools/deploy/admin/config.sh
+++ b/tools/deploy/admin/config.sh
@@ -146,9 +146,20 @@ print_info() {
 
 # Function to check if running from correct directory
 check_project_root() {
+    # If we're not in the React project root, try to navigate there
     if [ ! -f "package.json" ]; then
-        print_error "Please run this script from the React project root directory (mnemo_cards_admin/web)"
-        exit 1
+        # Assume we're running from tools/deploy/admin, navigate to mnemo_cards_admin/web
+        SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+        PROJECT_ROOT="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/../../../mnemo_cards_admin/web" && pwd)"
+
+        if [ -f "$PROJECT_ROOT/package.json" ]; then
+            print_info "Navigating to React project root: $PROJECT_ROOT"
+            cd "$PROJECT_ROOT"
+        else
+            print_error "Please run this script from the React project root directory (mnemo_cards_admin/web) or from tools/deploy/admin/"
+            print_error "Could not find package.json at: $PROJECT_ROOT"
+            exit 1
+        fi
     fi
 }