diff --git a/run.py b/run.py
index 26ffe44..b4e3dd2 100755
--- a/run.py
+++ b/run.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 import os
-import pathlib
 
 
-root_folder = pathlib.Path().absolute()
+file_path = os.path.abspath(__file__)
+root_folder = os.path.dirname(file_path)
 if not os.path.isdir(os.path.join(root_folder, "dashmachine", "user_data")):
     os.mkdir(os.path.join(root_folder, "dashmachine", "user_data"))
 db_file_path = os.path.join(root_folder, "dashmachine", "user_data", "site.db")