diff --git a/apps/cms/src/payload.config.ts b/apps/cms/src/payload.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b434100
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/cms/src/payload.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// Re-export Payload config from @repo/cms-core
+// This file exists so @payload-config resolves correctly in the CMS app
+export { default } from "@repo/cms-core/src/payload.config";
diff --git a/apps/cms/tsconfig.json b/apps/cms/tsconfig.json
index e128ec8..f3ad15b 100644
--- a/apps/cms/tsconfig.json
+++ b/apps/cms/tsconfig.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
         "./src/*"
       ],
       "@payload-config": [
-        "../../packages/cms-core/src/payload.config.ts"
+        "./src/payload.config.ts"
       ]
     },
     "allowJs": true