diff --git a/.changeset/grumpy-dragons-hug.md b/.changeset/grumpy-dragons-hug.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cb1cdde8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/grumpy-dragons-hug.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@eventcatalog/core": patch
+---
+
+fix(core): fixed search, now set output path on build
diff --git a/astro.config.mjs b/astro.config.mjs
index f54995bb..69d89fd6 100644
--- a/astro.config.mjs
+++ b/astro.config.mjs
@@ -4,16 +4,21 @@ import mdx from '@astrojs/mdx';
 import react from '@astrojs/react';
 import pagefind from "astro-pagefind";
 import { mermaid } from "./src/remark-plugins/mermaid"
+import { join } from 'node:path';
 
 /** @type {import('bin/eventcatalog.config').Config} */
 import config from './eventcatalog.config';
 import expressiveCode from 'astro-expressive-code';
 
+const coreDirectory = process.env.CATALOG_DIR || process.cwd();
+
 // https://astro.build/config
 export default defineConfig({
   base: config.base || '/',
   server: { port: config.port || 3000 },
 
+  outDir: join(coreDirectory, 'dist'),
+
   // https://docs.astro.build/en/reference/configuration-reference/#site
   site: config.homepageLink || 'https://eventcatalog.dev/',