diff --git a/packages/api/src/main.js b/packages/api/src/main.js
index 72f36415e..7356e4dcd 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/main.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/main.js
@@ -126,6 +126,10 @@ function start() {
     const port = process.env.PORT || 3000;
     logger.info(`DbGate API listening on port ${port} (docker build)`);
     server.listen(port);
+  } else if (platformInfo.isAwsUbuntuLayout) {
+    const port = process.env.PORT || 80;
+    logger.info(`DbGate API listening on port ${port} (AWS AMI build)`);
+    server.listen(port);
   } else if (platformInfo.isNpmDist) {
     getPort({
       port: parseInt(
diff --git a/packages/api/src/utility/directories.js b/packages/api/src/utility/directories.js
index 50a941fc5..0d5c70bf2 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/utility/directories.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/utility/directories.js
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ function packagedPluginsDir() {
   if (platformInfo.isDocker) {
     return '/home/dbgate-docker/plugins';
   }
+  if (platformInfo.isAwsUbuntuLayout) {
+    return '/home/ubuntu/build/plugins';
+  }
   if (platformInfo.isNpmDist) {
     // node_modules
     return global['PLUGINS_DIR'];
diff --git a/packages/api/src/utility/platformInfo.js b/packages/api/src/utility/platformInfo.js
index 8bddda83e..20d52f15a 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/utility/platformInfo.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/utility/platformInfo.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const isBuiltWebMode = process.env.BUILTWEBMODE == '1';
 const isNpmDist = !!global['IS_NPM_DIST'];
 const isDbModel = !!global['IS_DB_MODEL'];
 const isForkedApi = processArgs.isForkedApi;
+const isAwsUbuntuLayout = fs.existsSync('/home/ubuntu/build/public');
 
 // function moduleAvailable(name) {
 //   try {
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ const platformInfo = {
     (!processArgs.listenApiChild && !isNpmDist) || !!process.env.SHELL_SCRIPTING || !!isElectron() || !!isDbModel,
   allowConnectionFromEnvVariables: !!isDbModel,
   defaultKeyfile: path.join(os.homedir(), '.ssh/id_rsa'),
+  isAwsUbuntuLayout,
 };
 
 module.exports = platformInfo;