diff --git a/build__all.sh b/build__all.sh
index 03c779e..9146a0b 100755
--- a/build__all.sh
+++ b/build__all.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ set -u
 set -x
 
 main() {
+        cd "$(dirname "${0}")"
+
         ./pull-repos.sh
 
         export action="${action:-deploy}"
diff --git a/build__pilot-lafede.sh b/build__pilot-lafede.sh
index 6ecef72..0a71991 100755
--- a/build__pilot-lafede.sh
+++ b/build__pilot-lafede.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ set -u
 set -x
 
 main() {
+        cd "$(dirname "${0}")"
+
         # includes functions:
         #   common_start
         #   common_end
diff --git a/build__pilot-pangea.sh b/build__pilot-pangea.sh
index 00085d7..4ecb1d8 100755
--- a/build__pilot-pangea.sh
+++ b/build__pilot-pangea.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ set -u
 set -x
 
 main() {
+        cd "$(dirname "${0}")"
+
         # includes functions:
         #   common_start
         #   common_end
diff --git a/build__pilot-setem.sh b/build__pilot-setem.sh
index 56021f3..c7561a3 100755
--- a/build__pilot-setem.sh
+++ b/build__pilot-setem.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ set -u
 set -x
 
 main() {
+        cd "$(dirname "${0}")"
+
         # includes functions:
         #   common_start
         #   common_end
diff --git a/build__pilot-test.sh b/build__pilot-test.sh
index 9676ace..a9a0bf7 100755
--- a/build__pilot-test.sh
+++ b/build__pilot-test.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ set -u
 set -x
 
 main() {
+        cd "$(dirname "${0}")"
+
         # includes functions:
         #   common_start
         #   common_end
diff --git a/build__pilot-xo9b.sh b/build__pilot-xo9b.sh
index e44ba90..300e7e4 100755
--- a/build__pilot-xo9b.sh
+++ b/build__pilot-xo9b.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ set -u
 set -x
 
 main() {
+        cd "$(dirname "${0}")"
+
         # includes functions:
         #   common_start
         #   common_end