diff --git a/scripts/legacy/generateTar.sh b/scripts/legacy/generateTar.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index c62c51e..d9217b1
--- a/scripts/legacy/generateTar.sh
+++ b/scripts/legacy/generateTar.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/bash
 
+cd "$(dirname "$0")"
+CUR_DIR=$(pwd)
+cd ../..
+
 # Default values for the flags
 FLAG_CCAPI="none"
 FLAG_LABEL="1.0"
diff --git a/scripts/legacy/generateTemplateTar2.sh b/scripts/legacy/generateTemplateTar2.sh
index 53faf37..3c97b95 100755
--- a/scripts/legacy/generateTemplateTar2.sh
+++ b/scripts/legacy/generateTemplateTar2.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+cd "$(dirname "$0")"
+CUR_DIR=$(pwd)
+cd ../..
+
 # Make sure go mod is up to date
 cd chaincode && GOWORK=off go mod vendor && cd ..