diff --git a/barobill_registration/init_db.php b/barobill_registration/init_db.php
index fb6abc4..ace1ac3 100644
--- a/barobill_registration/init_db.php
+++ b/barobill_registration/init_db.php
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@ try {
     require_once("../lib/mydb.php");
 
     $pdo = db_connect();
-    $sql = file_get_contents("schema.sql");
+    $schemaPath = __DIR__ . "/schema.sql";
+    if (!file_exists($schemaPath)) {
+        throw new Exception("schema.sql file not found at: " . $schemaPath);
+    }
+    $sql = file_get_contents($schemaPath);
     $pdo->exec($sql);
     echo "Table 'barobill_members' initialized successfully.";
 } catch (Throwable $e) {