diff --git a/backend/scripts/repl b/backend/scripts/repl
index 7170dbee4..eec5ba5aa 100755
--- a/backend/scripts/repl
+++ b/backend/scripts/repl
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ export AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=penpot-devenv
 export PENPOT_OBJECTS_STORAGE_BACKEND=s3
 export PENPOT_OBJECTS_STORAGE_S3_ENDPOINT=http://minio:9000
 export PENPOT_OBJECTS_STORAGE_S3_BUCKET=penpot
+export PENPOT_OBJECTS_STORAGE_FS_DIRECTORY="assets"
 
 export OPTIONS="
        -A:jmx-remote -A:dev \