diff --git a/agents/meshinstall-initd.sh b/agents/meshinstall-initd.sh
index 7dd5dee7..31a39b79 100644
--- a/agents/meshinstall-initd.sh
+++ b/agents/meshinstall-initd.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ start() {
   fi
   echo 'Starting service…' >&2
   local CMD="$SCRIPT &> \"$LOGFILE\" & echo \$!"
+  cd /usr/local/mesh
   su -c "$CMD" $RUNAS > "$PIDFILE"
   echo 'Service started' >&2
 }