diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 4ef2030..0ca4d0f 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ class mastodon (
   }
   exec { 'configure_rbenv':
     command => "${mastodon_home}/.rbenv/src/configure",
+    cwd     => "${mastodon_home}/.rbenv/",
     creates => "${mastodon_home}/.rbenv/src/Makefile",
   }
 }