diff --git a/openfpga.sh b/openfpga.sh
index 8773c3b30..bd5a1953d 100755
--- a/openfpga.sh
+++ b/openfpga.sh
@@ -7,11 +7,12 @@
 
 if [ -z $OPENFPGA_PATH ]; then
     echo "OPENFPGA_PATH variable not found"
-    export OPENFPGA_PATH=$(pwd);
+    export OPENFPGA_PATH=$( dirname -- "$0"; );
     echo "Setting OPENFPGA_PATH=${OPENFPGA_PATH}"
 else
     echo "OPENFPGA_PATH=${OPENFPGA_PATH}"
 fi
+
 export OPENFPGA_SCRIPT_PATH="${OPENFPGA_PATH}/openfpga_flow/scripts"
 export OPENFPGA_TASK_PATH="${OPENFPGA_PATH}/openfpga_flow/tasks"
 if [ -z $PYTHON_EXEC ]; then export PYTHON_EXEC="python3"; fi