diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index da93dd3..bc77be8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ voxvera = ["templates/**", "src/**", "resources/**", "locales/**", "resources/bi
 
 [project]
 name = "voxvera"
-version = "0.2.9"
+version = "0.2.10"
 description = "VoxVera CLI utilities"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [{name = "VoxVera"}]
diff --git a/tests/test_integrity.py b/tests/test_integrity.py
index 7dbc3fe..5a3eed7 100644
--- a/tests/test_integrity.py
+++ b/tests/test_integrity.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ def test_export_import_roundtrip(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
     shutil.copytree(REPO_ROOT / "voxvera" / "src", tmp_path / "src")
     shutil.copytree(REPO_ROOT / "voxvera" / "locales", tmp_path / "locales")
     monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "ROOT", tmp_path)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "DATA_DIR", tmp_path)
     monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "_src_res", lambda *p: tmp_path / "src" / Path(*p))
     monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "_locale_res", lambda *p: tmp_path / "locales" / Path(*p))
     
diff --git a/voxvera/__init__.py b/voxvera/__init__.py
index 6e0fd05..f80336e 100644
--- a/voxvera/__init__.py
+++ b/voxvera/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 
-__version__ = "0.2.9"
+__version__ = "0.2.10"
 
 # Add the vendor directory to sys.path. We prepend it to ensure our bundled
 # dependencies take priority over potentially incompatible system packages
diff --git a/voxvera/cli.py b/voxvera/cli.py
index da4f8f7..a99953d 100644
--- a/voxvera/cli.py
+++ b/voxvera/cli.py
@@ -803,9 +803,9 @@ def get_export_dir() -> Path:
 
 def export_site(folder_name: str, output_path: str = None):
     """Export a site folder and its keys into a zip archive."""
-    source_dir = ROOT / "host" / folder_name
+    source_dir = DATA_DIR / "host" / folder_name
     if not source_dir.exists():
-        print(f"Error: Site folder '{folder_name}' not found in {ROOT / 'host'}")
+        print(f"Error: Site folder '{folder_name}' not found in {DATA_DIR / 'host'}")
         return
 
     if not output_path:
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ def import_site(zip_path: str):
             print("Error: Invalid config.json. Missing 'folder_name'.")
             return
 
-        dest_dir = ROOT / "host" / folder_name
+        dest_dir = DATA_DIR / "host" / folder_name
         if dest_dir.exists():
             confirm = inquirer.confirm(message=f"Site '{folder_name}' already exists. Overwrite?").execute()
             if not confirm: