diff --git a/Main.cs b/Main.cs
index 9d02fe1..74af685 100644
--- a/Main.cs
+++ b/Main.cs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ namespace winsw
                 // this returns the executable name as given by the calling process, so
                 // it needs to be absolutized.
                 string p = Environment.GetCommandLineArgs()[0];
-                return Path.Combine(Environment.CurrentDirectory, p);
+                return Path.Combine(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory, p);
 
             }
         }