diff --git a/src/app/api/native/git/branches/route.ts b/src/app/api/native/git/branches/route.ts
index 6c4e0356..b95c88e4 100644
--- a/src/app/api/native/git/branches/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/native/git/branches/route.ts
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ async function handlePublish(branchName: string, localTaxonomyDir: string, remot
       return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Invalid contribution name for publish' }, { status: 400 });
     }
 
-    console.log(`Publishing contribution from ${branchName} to remote taxonomy repo at ${REMOTE_TAXONOMY_ROOT_DIR}/taxonomy`);
+    console.log(`Publishing contribution from ${branchName} to remote taxonomy repo at ${remoteTaxonomyDir}`);
     const changes = await findDiff(branchName, localTaxonomyDir);
 
     // Check if there are any changes to publish, create a new branch at remoteTaxonomyDir and
diff --git a/src/app/api/native/tree/route.ts b/src/app/api/native/tree/route.ts
index 4e904b7b..889e087f 100644
--- a/src/app/api/native/tree/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/native/tree/route.ts
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ export async function POST(req: NextRequest) {
     const taxonomyRootPath = findTaxonomyRepoPath();
     let dirPath = '';
     if (root_path === 'skills') {
-      dirPath = path.join(taxonomyRootPath, 'taxonomy', SKILLS, dir_name);
+      dirPath = path.join(taxonomyRootPath, SKILLS, dir_name);
     } else {
-      dirPath = path.join(taxonomyRootPath, 'taxonomy', KNOWLEDGE, dir_name);
+      dirPath = path.join(taxonomyRootPath, KNOWLEDGE, dir_name);
     }
     const dirs = getFirstLevelDirectories(dirPath);
     return NextResponse.json({ data: dirs }, { status: 201 });
diff --git a/src/app/api/native/utils.ts b/src/app/api/native/utils.ts
index 34ea3c4f..0b915392 100644
--- a/src/app/api/native/utils.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/native/utils.ts
@@ -90,5 +90,5 @@ export const findTaxonomyRepoPath = (): string => {
   if (remoteTaxonomyRepoDirFinal === '') {
     return '';
   }
-  return remoteTaxonomyRepoDirFinal;
+  return path.join(remoteTaxonomyRepoDirFinal, '/taxonomy');
 };