diff --git a/features/landing/backend-api/src/data-source.ts b/features/landing/backend-api/src/data-source.ts
index 2233240d5..71ee2450b 100755
--- a/features/landing/backend-api/src/data-source.ts
+++ b/features/landing/backend-api/src/data-source.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 import * as path from 'path'
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url'
 
 import { DataSource } from 'typeorm'
 
+// ESM-compatible __dirname
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)
+const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename)
+
 /**
  * TypeORM DataSource configuration for CLI operations (migrations)
  *