diff --git a/docs/install/0-INSTALL.md b/docs/install/0-INSTALL.md
index ccb86e9b63..388f98b5f7 100644
--- a/docs/install/0-INSTALL.md
+++ b/docs/install/0-INSTALL.md
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ Then perform the following steps:
    cd ..
    ```
 
+   > IMPORTANT : make sur the generated files are in the `dist` (or `build`) folder.
+   > Using another folder may require substantial adaptations in the CI/CD pipelines.
+
 5. Run the application
 
    ```shell
diff --git a/scripts/build-front.sh b/scripts/build-front.sh
index fce9cb7e0a..37a1b2a41f 100755
--- a/scripts/build-front.sh
+++ b/scripts/build-front.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ set -e
 CURR_DIR=$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)
 
 cd "$CURR_DIR"/../webapp
-npm run build
+
+# When the web application is running in Desktop mode, 
+# the web app is served at the `/static` entry point.
+npm run build -- --base=/static/
+
 cd ..
 rm -fr resources/webapp
 cp -r ./webapp/dist/ resources/webapp
diff --git a/webapp/src/i18n.ts b/webapp/src/i18n.ts
index d467b9169f..d1d95a0574 100644
--- a/webapp/src/i18n.ts
+++ b/webapp/src/i18n.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ export default function i18nInit(version = "unknown") {
     .init({
       fallbackLng: "en",
       backend: {
-        loadPath: `/locales/{{lng}}/{{ns}}.json?v=${version}`,
+        loadPath: `${
+          import.meta.env.BASE_URL
+        }locales/{{lng}}/{{ns}}.json?v=${version}`,
       },
       react: {
         useSuspense: false,