diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index 3f4d69c87840c2eff73a97b05943f17b88a166f6..05809abcd3da8a32f254971dde26ca0bbff61b2b 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -62,9 +62,8 @@ parts:
                       echo ">>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>" 
                       pwd
                       ls -la ..
-                      # TODO use the right PROJECTDIR env var
-                      cat ../../../project/snap/local/bitmask-vpn.desktop
-                      cp ../../../project/snap/local/bitmask-vpn.desktop ../../../prime/riseup-vpn.desktop
+                      cat $SNAPCRAFT_PROJECT_DIR/snap/local/bitmask-vpn.desktop
+                      cp $SNAPCRAFT_PROJECT_DIR/snap/local/bitmask-vpn.desktop $SNAPCRAFT_PRIME/riseup-vpn.desktop
                       snapcraftctl build
                 build-packages:
                     - pkg-config