diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f8aa626e6..99a0704cb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -41,3 +41,4 @@ dist
 public/uploads/*
 !public/uploads/.gitkeep
 uploads
+test_uploads
diff --git a/src/config/mock/media.config.mock.ts b/src/config/mock/media.config.mock.ts
index 3f729d34c..175253e33 100644
--- a/src/config/mock/media.config.mock.ts
+++ b/src/config/mock/media.config.mock.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export default registerAs('mediaConfig', () => ({
   backend: {
     use: 'filesystem',
     filesystem: {
-      uploadPath: 'uploads',
+      uploadPath: 'test_uploads',
     },
   },
 }));
diff --git a/src/media/backends/filesystem-backend.ts b/src/media/backends/filesystem-backend.ts
index cf9ce7cce..42924d288 100644
--- a/src/media/backends/filesystem-backend.ts
+++ b/src/media/backends/filesystem-backend.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export class FilesystemBackend implements MediaBackend {
     await this.ensureDirectory();
     try {
       await fs.writeFile(filePath, buffer, null);
-      return ['/' + filePath, null];
+      return ['/uploads/' + fileName, null];
     } catch (e) {
       this.logger.error((e as Error).message, (e as Error).stack, 'saveFile');
       throw new MediaBackendError(`Could not save '${filePath}'`);