diff --git a/backend/run.sh b/backend/run.sh
index a4de68a..7664abb 100755
--- a/backend/run.sh
+++ b/backend/run.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # run.sh - run the backend server
+cd `dirname $0`
 sudo gunicorn app:app -b 0.0.0.0:5000 &