diff --git a/src/config.py b/src/config.py
index 3bdffc6..37a7ba8 100644
--- a/src/config.py
+++ b/src/config.py
@@ -42,33 +42,39 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
         extra="ignore",
     )
 
+    @property
+    def proj_root(self) -> Path:
+        return Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+
     @property
     def data_path(self) -> Path:
-        return Path(self.data_path_)
+        proj_root = self.proj_root
+        return proj_root / self.data_path_
     
     @property
     def models_path(self) -> Path:
-        return Path(self.models_path_)
+        proj_root = self.proj_root
+        return proj_root / self.models_path_
 
     @property
     def processed_path(self) -> Path:
-        return Path(self.processed_path_)
+        proj_root = self.proj_root
+        return proj_root / self.processed_path_
 
     @property
     def raw_path(self) -> Path:
-        return Path(self.raw_path_)
+        proj_root = self.proj_root
+        return proj_root / self.raw_path_
 
     @property
     def interim_path(self) -> Path:
-        return Path(self.interim_path_)
+        proj_root = self.proj_root
+        return proj_root / self.interim_path_
 
     @property
     def external_path(self) -> Path:
-        return Path(self.external_path_)
-
-    @property
-    def proj_root(self) -> Path:
-        return Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+        proj_root = self.proj_root
+        return proj_root / self.external_path_
 
     @property
     def database_url(self) -> str:
@@ -144,7 +150,7 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
 
     @property
     def kubeconfig_path(self) -> Path:
-        return Path(self.kubeconfig_path)
-
+        proj_root = self.proj_root
+        return proj_root / self.kubeconfig_path
 
 settings = Settings()
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