diff --git a/api/src/cli/commands/start.ts b/api/src/cli/commands/start.ts
index b760b747e..dabdb6b97 100644
--- a/api/src/cli/commands/start.ts
+++ b/api/src/cli/commands/start.ts
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@ export const start = async () => {
     execSync(`${PM2_PATH} start ${join(import.meta.dirname, '../../', 'ecosystem.config.json')} --update-env`, {
         env: process.env,
         stdio: 'inherit',
+        cwd: process.cwd()
     });
 };