diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Tye.Hosting/ProcessRunner.cs b/src/Microsoft.Tye.Hosting/ProcessRunner.cs
index 3f557ecce..8fda86398 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Tye.Hosting/ProcessRunner.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Tye.Hosting/ProcessRunner.cs
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ service.Description.RunInfo is ProjectRunInfo project2 &&
 
                 service.Logs.OnNext($"dotnet build \"{service.Status.ProjectFilePath}\" /nologo");
 
-                var buildResult = await ProcessUtil.RunAsync("dotnet", $"build \"{service.Status.ProjectFilePath}\" /nologo", throwOnError: false);
+                var buildResult = await ProcessUtil.RunAsync("dotnet", $"build \"{service.Status.ProjectFilePath}\" /nologo", throwOnError: false, workingDirectory: workingDirectory);
 
                 service.Logs.OnNext(buildResult.StandardOutput);