diff --git a/search-services/packaging/buildAndTest.sh b/search-services/packaging/buildAndTest.sh
index b30344307..46faff7c0 100755
--- a/search-services/packaging/buildAndTest.sh
+++ b/search-services/packaging/buildAndTest.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set -e
 [ "$DEBUG" ] && set -x
 
 # set current working directory to the directory of the script
-cd "$(dirname "$0")"
+cd "$bamboo_working_directory"
 
 nicebranch=`echo "$bamboo_planRepository_1_branch" | sed 's/\//_/'`
 dockerImage="quay.io/alfresco/search-services:$bamboo_maven_version"