diff --git a/email_forwarder.service b/email_forwarder.service
index c4d1a9f..ef609dd 100644
--- a/email_forwarder.service
+++ b/email_forwarder.service
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Description=Email Forwarder
 OnFailure=email_forwarder-fail-notify.service
 
 [Service]
+WorkingDirectory=${PROJECT_DIR}
 ExecStart=${PROJECT_DIR}/venv/bin/python -m email_forwarder
 EnvironmentFile=${PROJECT_DIR}/.env
 ExecStartPost=/bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/curl -fsS --retry 3 "$UPTIME_SUCCESS_URL"'