diff --git a/tools/laf/test/run_tests.sh b/tools/laf/test/run_tests.sh
index f0c5982a7ef9a6226774221e2334e7670431a4b6..bcc7debf642f4f8e51267aff4f7b7c32204e22a7 100755
--- a/tools/laf/test/run_tests.sh
+++ b/tools/laf/test/run_tests.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+
+cd "$(dirname $(readlink -f "$0"))"
+
 make clean test0.laf.zafl
 
 cleanup() {