diff --git a/heavy_script.sh b/heavy_script.sh
index 27abd6f7..a4552ac3 100644
--- a/heavy_script.sh
+++ b/heavy_script.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# cd to script
+script=$(readlink -f "$0")
+script_path=$(dirname "$script")
+cd "$script_path" || exit
 
 # shellcheck source=functions/backup.sh
 source functions/backup.sh