diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/merge_production_dotenvs_in_dotenv.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/merge_production_dotenvs_in_dotenv.py
index e5f82504a..80780ead5 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/merge_production_dotenvs_in_dotenv.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/merge_production_dotenvs_in_dotenv.py
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
 
-BASE_DIR_PATH = Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
-PRODUCTION_DOTENVS_DIR_PATH = BASE_DIR_PATH / ".envs" / ".production"
+BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
+PRODUCTION_DOTENVS_DIR_PATH = BASE_DIR / ".envs" / ".production"
 PRODUCTION_DOTENV_FILE_PATHS = [
     PRODUCTION_DOTENVS_DIR_PATH / ".django",
     PRODUCTION_DOTENVS_DIR_PATH / ".postgres",
 ]
-DOTENV_FILE_PATH = BASE_DIR_PATH / ".env"
+DOTENV_FILE_PATH = BASE_DIR / ".env"
 
 
 def merge(