diff --git a/server/server b/server/server
index 2b757df..5566a82 100755
--- a/server/server
+++ b/server/server
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ ri3wmws_restart() {
     ri3wmws_start
 }
 
-cd "$(dirname "$0")"
+cd "$(dirname "$(realpath "$0")")"
 
 case "$1" in
     start) ri3wmws_start;;