diff --git a/dstat-interface/main.py b/dstat-interface/main.py
index ad63ae776026943afd9d88efbc884bfb94557456..1cf58fde28c9942d6886c47b8ed0f2b27a828e0f 100644
--- a/dstat-interface/main.py
+++ b/dstat-interface/main.py
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
 
 """ GUI Interface for Wheeler Lab DStat """
 
-import sys
+import sys,os
+
 try:
     import pygtk
     pygtk.require('2.0')
@@ -38,6 +39,8 @@ except ImportError:
     print('gobject not available')
     sys.exit(1)
 
+os.chdir(os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0]))
+
 import interface.save as save
 import dstat_comm as comm
 import interface.exp_window as exp_window