diff --git a/ftpbot.service.example b/ftpbot.service.example
index e6bc72e..01b840e 100644
--- a/ftpbot.service.example
+++ b/ftpbot.service.example
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ After=network.target
 Type=simple
 User=%USER%
 Group=%GROUP%
+WorkingDirectory=%PWD%
 ExecStart=%PWD%/venv/bin/python %PWD%/ftpbot.py
 
 [Install]