diff --git a/lib/RippingCluster/BackgroundTask.class.php b/lib/RippingCluster/BackgroundTask.class.php
index dc4cb45..54b3a7f 100644
--- a/lib/RippingCluster/BackgroundTask.class.php
+++ b/lib/RippingCluster/BackgroundTask.class.php
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ class RippingCluster_BackgroundTask {
 
     public static function run($command) {
         $pipes = array();
-        $pid = proc_open($command . ' &', array(), $pipes);
+        $pid = proc_open($command . ' &', array(), $pipes, getcwd());
         proc_close($pid);
     }
     
 };
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>