diff --git a/web/src/app/services/startup-service/startup.service.spec.ts b/web/src/app/services/startup-service/startup.service.spec.ts
index c0eb6676f..edfd827f3 100644
--- a/web/src/app/services/startup-service/startup.service.spec.ts
+++ b/web/src/app/services/startup-service/startup.service.spec.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {environment} from '../../../environments/environment';
 import {HttpClientTestingModule, HttpTestingController} from '@angular/common/http/testing';
 
 describe('StartupService', () => {
-  const environmentFile = '/environments/data-sources/environment-information.json';
+  const environmentFile = 'environments/data-sources/environment-information.json';
   const someRestUrl = 'someRestUrl';
   const someLogoutUrl = 'someLogoutUrl';
   const dummyEnvironmentInformation = {
diff --git a/web/src/app/services/startup-service/startup.service.ts b/web/src/app/services/startup-service/startup.service.ts
index 1e839e036..c31133d7a 100644
--- a/web/src/app/services/startup-service/startup.service.ts
+++ b/web/src/app/services/startup-service/startup.service.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export class StartupService {
   }
 
   getEnvironmentFilePromise() {
-    return this.httpClient.get<any>('/environments/data-sources/environment-information.json').pipe(map(jsonFile => {
+    return this.httpClient.get<any>('environments/data-sources/environment-information.json').pipe(map(jsonFile => {
       if (jsonFile && environment.taskanaRestUrl === '') {
         environment.taskanaRestUrl = jsonFile.taskanaRestUrl === '' ?
           window.location.protocol + '//' + window.location.host : jsonFile.taskanaRestUrl;