diff --git a/utils.inc.php b/utils.inc.php
index d0fa5e4..635cfa2 100644
--- a/utils.inc.php
+++ b/utils.inc.php
@@ -372,10 +372,10 @@ function cli($cmd)
 
 function runUpgrades($sudo, $destDir)
 {
-    cli('pushd '.$destDir);
+    $startDir = getcwd();
     cli($sudo.' ./yeswicli upgrade');
     cli($sudo.' ./yeswicli migrate');
-    cli('popd');
+    chdir($startDir);
 }
 
 function copyYesWikiFiles($domain, $user, $dbUser, $herseUser = null, $hersePass = null, $nossl = null)