diff --git a/bin/robot b/bin/robot
index ec2b8f83b..195a6b3dd 100755
--- a/bin/robot
+++ b/bin/robot
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 #
 # Build and run everything for automatic tests 
 #
+
+# cd to current script directory
+cd "$(dirname "$0")"
+
 git pull origin master
 bundle install --deployment