diff --git a/tasks/install_from_source.yml b/tasks/install_from_source.yml
index 41934da..eaab837 100644
--- a/tasks/install_from_source.yml
+++ b/tasks/install_from_source.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
   shell: /usr/src/puppetserver/dev-setup
   args:
     creates: /opt/puppetlabs/server/data/puppetserver/.puppetlabs/puppet.conf
+    chdir: /opt/puppetlabs/server/data/puppetserver
   remote_user: puppet
   environment:
     SERVERHOST: "{{ puppet_server_name }}"