diff --git a/bin/run.sh b/bin/run.sh
index c871f364e..92ae8d482 100755
--- a/bin/run.sh
+++ b/bin/run.sh
@@ -33,4 +33,7 @@ bin/installDeps.sh $* || exit 1
 
 #Move to the node folder and start
 echo "start..."
-node node_modules/ep_etherpad-lite/node/server.js $*
+
+SCRIPTPATH=`pwd -P`
+node $SCRIPTPATH/node_modules/ep_etherpad-lite/node/server.js $*
+