diff --git a/libs/ktem/ktem/app.py b/libs/ktem/ktem/app.py
index 7142377e..c4dce356 100644
--- a/libs/ktem/ktem/app.py
+++ b/libs/ktem/ktem/app.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import os
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Optional
 
@@ -12,6 +13,8 @@
 from theflow.settings import settings
 from theflow.utils.modules import import_dotted_string
 
+BASE_PATH = os.environ.get("GRADIO_ROOT_PATH", "")
+
 
 class BaseApp:
     """The main app of Kotaemon
@@ -54,7 +57,7 @@ def __init__(self):
             self._pdf_view_js = self._pdf_view_js.replace(
                 "PDFJS_PREBUILT_DIR",
                 pdf_js_dist_dir,
-            )
+            ).replace("GRADIO_ROOT_PATH", BASE_PATH)
         with (dir_assets / "js" / "svg-pan-zoom.min.js").open() as fi:
             self._svg_js = fi.read()
 
diff --git a/libs/ktem/ktem/assets/js/pdf_viewer.js b/libs/ktem/ktem/assets/js/pdf_viewer.js
index 10b32d9d..63c600e8 100644
--- a/libs/ktem/ktem/assets/js/pdf_viewer.js
+++ b/libs/ktem/ktem/assets/js/pdf_viewer.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ function onBlockLoad () {
                 <span class="close" id="modal-expand">&#x26F6;</span>
               </div>
               <div class="modal-body">
-                <pdfjs-viewer-element id="pdf-viewer" viewer-path="/file=PDFJS_PREBUILT_DIR" locale="en" phrase="true">
+                <pdfjs-viewer-element id="pdf-viewer" viewer-path="GRADIO_ROOT_PATH/file=PDFJS_PREBUILT_DIR" locale="en" phrase="true">
                 </pdfjs-viewer-element>
               </div>
             </div>
diff --git a/libs/ktem/ktem/utils/render.py b/libs/ktem/ktem/utils/render.py
index 9bab7318..28039e90 100644
--- a/libs/ktem/ktem/utils/render.py
+++ b/libs/ktem/ktem/utils/render.py
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-import os.path
+import os
 
 import markdown
 from fast_langdetect import detect
 
 from kotaemon.base import RetrievedDocument
 
+BASE_PATH = os.environ.get("GRADIO_ROOT_PATH", "")
+
 
 def is_close(val1, val2, tolerance=1e-9):
     return abs(val1 - val2) <= tolerance
@@ -98,7 +100,7 @@ def preview(
 
         return f"""
         {html_content}
-        <a href="#" class="pdf-link" data-src="/file={pdf_path}" data-page="{page_idx}" data-search="{highlight_text}" data-phrase="{phrase}">
+        <a href="#" class="pdf-link" data-src="{BASE_PATH}/file={pdf_path}" data-page="{page_idx}" data-search="{highlight_text}" data-phrase="{phrase}">
             [Preview]
         </a>
         """  # noqa