diff --git a/scripts/website b/scripts/website
index bd50432..e80b933 100755
--- a/scripts/website
+++ b/scripts/website
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ A Python interface to my personal website, Erynwells.me.
 '''
 
 import argparse
+import os
 import os.path as osp
 from typing import List
 from erynwells_me.scripting import Command
@@ -34,6 +35,12 @@ def parse_args(commands: List[Command], argv, *a, **kw):
 def main(argv):
     program_name = osp.basename(argv[0])
     args = parse_args(COMMANDS, argv[1:], prog=program_name)
+
+    scripts_dir = osp.dirname(__file__) 
+    repo_root_dir = osp.normpath(osp.join(scripts_dir, '..'))
+    if os.getcwd() != repo_root_dir:
+        os.chdir(repo_root_dir)
+
     return args.handler(args)