diff --git a/src/components/licenseDetailForm.jsx b/src/components/licenseDetailForm.jsx
index 0e77d1d..9eaab7e 100644
--- a/src/components/licenseDetailForm.jsx
+++ b/src/components/licenseDetailForm.jsx
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ function LicenseDetailForm({
 	useEffect(() => {
 		const fetchConfig = async () => {
 			const config = await loadYaml(
-				'/externalRef.yaml',
+				`${import.meta.env.VITE_DOMAIN_SUBDIRECTORY ? `/${import.meta.env.VITE_DOMAIN_SUBDIRECTORY}` : ''}/externalRef.yaml`,
 			);
 			setFields(config.license.fields);
 		};
diff --git a/src/pages/createLicense.jsx b/src/pages/createLicense.jsx
index ee62cd4..7cc6a9c 100644
--- a/src/pages/createLicense.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/createLicense.jsx
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ function CreateLicense() {
 	useEffect(() => {
 		const fetchConfig = async () => {
 			const config = await loadYaml(
-				'/externalRef.yaml',
+				`${import.meta.env.VITE_DOMAIN_SUBDIRECTORY ? `/${import.meta.env.VITE_DOMAIN_SUBDIRECTORY}` : ''}/externalRef.yaml`,
 			);
 			setFields(config.fields);
 		};
diff --git a/src/pages/createObligation.jsx b/src/pages/createObligation.jsx
index dff490d..d5ce2b9 100644
--- a/src/pages/createObligation.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/createObligation.jsx
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ function CreateObligation() {
 	useEffect(() => {
 		const fetchConfig = async () => {
 			const config = await loadYaml(
-				'/externalRef.yaml',
+				`${import.meta.env.VITE_DOMAIN_SUBDIRECTORY ? `/${import.meta.env.VITE_DOMAIN_SUBDIRECTORY}` : ''}/externalRef.yaml`,
 			);
 			setFields(config.fields);
 		};
diff --git a/src/pages/obligationDetailForm.jsx b/src/pages/obligationDetailForm.jsx
index eee725f..61109a2 100644
--- a/src/pages/obligationDetailForm.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/obligationDetailForm.jsx
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ function ObligationDetailForm({
 	useEffect(() => {
 		const fetchConfig = async () => {
 			const config = await loadYaml(
-				'/externalRef.yaml',
+				`${import.meta.env.VITE_DOMAIN_SUBDIRECTORY ? `/${import.meta.env.VITE_DOMAIN_SUBDIRECTORY}` : ''}/externalRef.yaml`,
 			);
 			setFields(config.obligation.fields);
 		};
diff --git a/vite.config.js b/vite.config.js
index b960aaa..847b1a0 100644
--- a/vite.config.js
+++ b/vite.config.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
   build: {
     outDir: 'build', // CRA's default build output
   },
-  base: import.meta.VITE_DOMAIN_SUBDIRECTORY ? `/${import.meta.VITE_DOMAIN_SUBDIRECTORY}/` : '',
+  base: '',
   server: {
           allowedHosts: [
                   'localhost',