diff --git a/src/verus b/src/verus
index 443633e3c..7e4109b59 100755
--- a/src/verus
+++ b/src/verus
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+#set working directory to the location of this script
+DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+cd $DIR
 ./komodo-cli -ac_name=VRSC "$@"