diff --git a/cra-client/.env.sample b/cra-client/.env.sample
index 76bc0af0..28e453e7 100644
--- a/cra-client/.env.sample
+++ b/cra-client/.env.sample
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@
 # requires use of HTTPS protocol
 HTTPS=true
 # location of cert file in codebase, required to properly use HTTPS locally
-SSL_CRT_FILE=../../ssl/keys/server.cert\
+SSL_CRT_FILE=../ssl/keys/server.cert
 # location of key file in codebase, required to properly use HTTPS locally
-SSL_KEY_FILE=../../ssl/keys/server.key
\ No newline at end of file
+SSL_KEY_FILE=../ssl/keys/server.key
\ No newline at end of file