diff --git a/src/backend/src/lib.rs b/src/backend/src/lib.rs
index d981911..2202301 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/backend/src/lib.rs
@@ -185,12 +185,18 @@
 
     // Note: Tauri's sidecar() handles the library path (DLLs) if they are in the same folder 
     // as the sidecar binary in the App bundle.
-    // However, on Windows, adding the resource dir to PATH is safer for DLL discovery.
+    // However, on Windows, setting the current_dir to the resource folder and
+    // adding it to PATH is the most robust way to ensure DLLs are found.
     let res_dir = app_handle.path().resource_dir().unwrap_or_default();
     let old_path = std::env::var("PATH").unwrap_or_default();
     let new_path = format!("{};{}", res_dir.display(), old_path);
     
-    let sidecar = sidecar.args(args).env("PATH", new_path);
+    let mut sidecar = sidecar.args(args).env("PATH", new_path);
+    
+    // Set current directory to the resource folder so the sidecar can find DLLs "locally"
+    if res_dir.exists() {
+        sidecar = sidecar.current_dir(res_dir);
+    }
 
     let (mut rx, _child) = match sidecar.spawn() {
         Ok(res) => res,