diff --git a/bin/console.php b/bin/console.php
index b4f4dcb..6799100 100755
--- a/bin/console.php
+++ b/bin/console.php
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
 setlocale(LC_ALL, 'en_US.UTF8');
 error_reporting(E_ALL);
 
-// ensure correct absolute path
-chdir(dirname($argv[0]));
-
 require_once dirname(__DIR__) . '/vendor/autoload.php';
 
 use Composer\InstalledVersions;
@@ -27,8 +24,6 @@
   )
 );
 
-define('__ROOT__', dirname(__DIR__));
-
 // default PHP_ENV to "prod"
 if (isset($_ENV['PHP_ENV']) === false) {
   $_ENV['PHP_ENV'] = 'prod';
diff --git a/src/Commands/Manifest/UploadCommand.php b/src/Commands/Manifest/UploadCommand.php
index af386c4..aef8de5 100644
--- a/src/Commands/Manifest/UploadCommand.php
+++ b/src/Commands/Manifest/UploadCommand.php
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int
     $json = (bool)$input->getOption('json');
     $idOnly = (bool)$input->getOption('id-only');
     $manifest = $input->getArgument('manifest');
-    $manifest = Path::makeAbsolute($manifest, __ROOT__);
+    $manifest = Path::makeAbsolute($manifest, getcwd());
     if (is_file($manifest) === false) {
       $output->writeln("File \"{$manifest}\" could not be found");
 
diff --git a/src/Commands/Manifest/ValidateCommand.php b/src/Commands/Manifest/ValidateCommand.php
index dc3bd7d..20b4e3d 100644
--- a/src/Commands/Manifest/ValidateCommand.php
+++ b/src/Commands/Manifest/ValidateCommand.php
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int
     $filePath = $input->getOption('file');
     $fileRules = [];
     if ($filePath !== null) {
-      $filePath = Path::makeAbsolute($filePath, __ROOT__);
+      $filePath = Path::makeAbsolute($filePath, getcwd());
       if (is_file($filePath) === false) {
         $output->writeln(
           sprintf(