diff --git a/frontends/nextjs/prisma.config.ts b/frontends/nextjs/prisma.config.ts
index 53bceee6b..fb774c18d 100644
--- a/frontends/nextjs/prisma.config.ts
+++ b/frontends/nextjs/prisma.config.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,15 @@
  * This file replaces the deprecated package.json#prisma configuration.
  * See: https://www.prisma.io/docs/orm/reference/prisma-config-reference
  */
-import 'dotenv/config'
-import { defineConfig } from 'prisma/config'
+// Try to load dotenv, but don't fail if it's not available (e.g., in CI)
+try {
+  // @ts-ignore - dotenv might not be available
+  await import('dotenv/config')
+} catch {
+  // Dotenv not available or failed - that's okay, DATABASE_URL might be set directly
+}
+
+import { defineConfig } from '@prisma/config'
 
 export default defineConfig({
   // Schema is in the repo root prisma/ directory
diff --git a/prisma/schema.prisma b/prisma/schema.prisma
index 2dd486c90..31d51048a 100644
--- a/prisma/schema.prisma
+++ b/prisma/schema.prisma
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 generator client {
   provider = "prisma-client-js"
+  output   = "../frontends/nextjs/node_modules/.prisma/client"
 }
 
 datasource db {