diff --git a/lib/app.js b/lib/app.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/app.js
+++ b/lib/app.js
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ if (require.main === module) {
     config.load(argv._[0])
         .then((cfg) => {
             exports.log(`Loaded configuration file: ${argv._[0]}`);
+            process.chdir(config.basePath);
             return cfg;
         })
         .then((cfg) => {
chdir to the directory containing the config file on startup

fixed #<I>