diff --git a/pkg/api/kpm_run.go b/pkg/api/kpm_run.go
index 7f607ab2..28aa30d8 100644
--- a/pkg/api/kpm_run.go
+++ b/pkg/api/kpm_run.go
@@ -143,8 +143,6 @@ func RunPkgInPath(opts *opt.CompileOptions) (string, error) {
 		// no entry
 		opts.Merge(kcl.WithKFilenames(opts.PkgPath()))
 	}
-	// set the 'kcl.mod' path as the work dir.
-	opts.Merge(kcl.WithWorkDir(opts.PkgPath()))
 
 	// Calculate the absolute path of entry file described by '--input'.
 	compiler := runner.NewCompilerWithOpts(opts)
diff --git a/pkg/api/kpm_run_test.go b/pkg/api/kpm_run_test.go
index 76568ae4..678280a8 100644
--- a/pkg/api/kpm_run_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/kpm_run_test.go
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ func TestRunWithWorkdir(t *testing.T) {
 	pkgPath := getTestDir(filepath.Join("test_work_dir", "dev"))
 	opts := opt.DefaultCompileOptions()
 	opts.SetPkgPath(pkgPath)
+	opts.Merge(kcl.WithWorkDir(pkgPath))
 	result, err := RunPkgInPath(opts)
 	assert.Equal(t, err, nil)
 	assert.Equal(t, result, "base: base\nmain: main")
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/cmd_run.go b/pkg/cmd/cmd_run.go
index 7985b72d..29feeb3b 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/cmd_run.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/cmd_run.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
 	"kcl-lang.io/kcl-go/pkg/kcl"
@@ -79,6 +80,13 @@ func NewRunCmd() *cli.Command {
 
 func KpmRun(c *cli.Context) error {
 	kclOpts := CompileOptionFromCli(c)
+	// set the pwd as the work dir.
+	pwd, err := os.Getwd()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	kclOpts.Merge(kcl.WithWorkDir(pwd))
 	pkgWillBeCompiled := c.Args().First()
 	// 'kpm run' compile the current package undor '$pwd'.
 	if len(pkgWillBeCompiled) == 0 {