diff --git a/utils.inc.php b/utils.inc.php
index 635cfa2..585f16d 100644
--- a/utils.inc.php
+++ b/utils.inc.php
@@ -373,6 +373,7 @@ function cli($cmd)
 function runUpgrades($sudo, $destDir)
 {
     $startDir = getcwd();
+    chdir($destDir);
     cli($sudo.' ./yeswicli upgrade');
     cli($sudo.' ./yeswicli migrate');
     chdir($startDir);