diff --git a/src/backup.sh b/src/backup.sh
index 711e067..17d96c3 100644
--- a/src/backup.sh
+++ b/src/backup.sh
@@ -100,9 +100,10 @@ send_notification() {
 #######################################
 run_restic_backup() {
     local source_dir="$1"
+    cd "${source_dir}"
     log "Starting backup of '${source_dir}' to repository ${RESTIC_REPOSITORY}"
     # Capture both stdout and stderr in a variable
-    backup_output=$(restic -r "${RESTIC_REPOSITORY}" backup --no-cache --json --verbose "${source_dir}" 2>&1)
+    backup_output=$(restic -r "${RESTIC_REPOSITORY}" backup --no-cache --json --verbose . 2>&1)
     # Optionally, also print the output to the console:
     echo "$backup_output"
     # Parse the JSON lines output for the summary message