diff --git a/bin/cli b/bin/cli
index 36e3c5b..d40ce8b 100755
--- a/bin/cli
+++ b/bin/cli
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env bash
 
+ORIGDIR="$(pwd)"
 SCRIPTDIR="$(dirname "$0")"
 BASEDIR="$(realpath "$SCRIPTDIR"/..)"
 
-if [ -f "$BASEDIR"/target/release/whck ]; then
+cd "$BASEDIR"
+
+if [ -f target/release/whck ]; then
     output="$(cargo build --release 2>&1)"
     if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
         # Build succeeded echo path to binary
@@ -21,3 +24,5 @@ else
         exit 1
     fi
 fi
+
+cd "$ORIGDIR"