diff --git a/backend/src/FavoritesStore.ts b/backend/src/FavoritesStore.ts
index 736cdbc..bdfce9c 100644
--- a/backend/src/FavoritesStore.ts
+++ b/backend/src/FavoritesStore.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export class FavoritesStore {
         }
 
         // In production (in a container), use /app/data
-        if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
+        else if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
             storePath = path.resolve('/app/data');
         }
 
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ export class FavoritesStore {
             console.error('Failed to create intermediate directory:', err);
         });
 
-        return path.join(storePath, storeFilename);
+        const fullPath = path.join(storePath, storeFilename);
+        console.log("Favorites store path: " + fullPath);
+        return fullPath;
     }
 
     private async loadFavorites() {