diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_dependencies.yml b/.github/workflows/check_dependencies.yml
index 21cda73a7c65..6a818ba2564c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check_dependencies.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check_dependencies.yml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Make the script files executable
         run: chmod +x find_dependencies.py
+        working-directory: ./scripts
 
       - name: Run Python script
         run: python find_dependencies.py edx-platform --org edx