diff --git a/podman_compose.py b/podman_compose.py
index 78a505e..eb19463 100755
--- a/podman_compose.py
+++ b/podman_compose.py
@@ -1533,6 +1533,9 @@ class PodmanCompose:
             dotenv_path = os.path.realpath(args.env_file)
             dotenv_dict = dotenv_to_dict(dotenv_path)
 
+        # TODO: remove next line
+        os.chdir(dirname)
+
         os.environ.update(
             {
                 key: value