diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 557068a4ed7..408c501309f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: deploy to dev-5
+        working-directory: build-scripts/run/
         run: |
           ./start.sh dspace-$INSTANCE