diff --git a/server/utils/email.ts b/server/utils/email.ts
index e6ee952..fe0c9aa 100644
--- a/server/utils/email.ts
+++ b/server/utils/email.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 import nodemailer from 'nodemailer';
 import handlebars from 'handlebars';
 import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
-import { join } from 'path';
+import { join, dirname } from 'path';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
 import type { SMTPConfig } from '~/utils/types';
 
+// ES modules compatibility for __dirname
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
+const __dirname = dirname(__filename);
+
 export interface EmailData {
   to: string;
   subject: string;