diff --git a/src/laminar.cpp b/src/laminar.cpp
index 6793480..59db5b4 100644
--- a/src/laminar.cpp
+++ b/src/laminar.cpp
@@ -557,13 +557,13 @@ void Laminar::assignNewJobs() {
             if(nodeCanQueue(node, *run)) {
 
                 int buildNum = buildNums[run->name] + 1;
-                // create a working directory (different to a workspace!)
-                fs::path wd = fs::path(homeDir)/"run"/run->name/std::to_string(buildNum);
-                if(!fs::create_directory(wd)) {
-                    LLOG(ERROR, "Could not create working directory", wd.string());
+                // create the run directory (different to a workspace!)
+                fs::path rd = fs::path(homeDir)/"run"/run->name/std::to_string(buildNum);
+                if(!fs::create_directory(rd)) {
+                    LLOG(ERROR, "Could not create working directory", rd.string());
                     break;
                 }
-                run->wd = wd.string();
+                run->runDir = rd.string();
                 // create an archive directory
                 fs::path archive = fs::path(homeDir)/"archive"/run->name/std::to_string(buildNum);
                 if(fs::is_directory(archive)) {
@@ -723,8 +723,8 @@ void Laminar::runFinished(Run * r) {
         waiter.release(r->result);
     waiters.erase(r);
 
-    // remove the workdir
-    fs::remove_all(r->wd);
+    // remove the rundir
+    fs::remove_all(r->runDir);
 
     // will delete the job
     activeJobs.get<2>().erase(r);
diff --git a/src/run.cpp b/src/run.cpp
index 0da97ed..766cec0 100644
--- a/src/run.cpp
+++ b/src/run.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ std::string Run::reason() const {
 }
 
 bool Run::step() {
-    if(!currentScript.empty() && procStatus != 0)
+    if(!currentScript.path.empty() && procStatus != 0)
         result = RunState::FAILED;
 
     if(scripts.size()) {
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ bool Run::step() {
                 PATH.append(p);
             }
 
-            chdir(wd.c_str());
+            chdir(currentScript.cwd.c_str());
 
             for(std::string file : env) {
                 StringMap vars = parseConfFile(file.c_str());
@@ -108,14 +108,14 @@ bool Run::step() {
             for(auto& pair : params) {
                 setenv(pair.first.c_str(), pair.second.c_str(), false);
             }
-            fprintf(stderr, "[laminar] Executing %s\n", currentScript.c_str());
-            execl(currentScript.c_str(), currentScript.c_str(), NULL);
+            fprintf(stderr, "[laminar] Executing %s\n", currentScript.path.c_str());
+            execl(currentScript.path.c_str(), currentScript.path.c_str(), NULL);
             // cannot use LLOG because stdout/stderr are captured
-            fprintf(stderr, "[laminar] Failed to execute %s\n", currentScript.c_str());
+            fprintf(stderr, "[laminar] Failed to execute %s\n", currentScript.path.c_str());
             _exit(1);
         }
 
-        LLOG(INFO, "Forked", currentScript, pid);
+        LLOG(INFO, "Forked", currentScript.path, currentScript.cwd, pid);
         close(pfd[1]);
         fd = pfd[0];
         this->pid = pid;
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ bool Run::step() {
         return true;
     }
 }
-void Run::addScript(std::string script) {
-    scripts.push(script);
+void Run::addScript(std::string scriptPath, std::string scriptWorkingDir) {
+    scripts.push({scriptPath, scriptWorkingDir});
 }
 void Run::addEnv(std::string path) {
     env.push_back(path);
diff --git a/src/run.h b/src/run.h
index 4637706..136519a 100644
--- a/src/run.h
+++ b/src/run.h
@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ public:
     void complete();
 
     // adds a script to the queue of scripts to be executed by this run
-    void addScript(std::string script);
+    void addScript(std::string scriptPath, std::string scriptWorkingDir);
+
+    // adds a script to the queue using the runDir as the scripts CWD
+    void addScript(std::string script) { addScript(script, runDir); }
 
     // adds an environment file that will be sourced before this run
     void addEnv(std::string path);
@@ -74,7 +77,7 @@ public:
     RunState lastResult;
     std::string laminarHome;
     std::string name;
-    std::string wd;
+    std::string runDir;
     std::string parentName;
     int parentBuild = 0;
     std::string reasonMsg;
@@ -88,8 +91,14 @@ public:
     time_t queuedAt;
     time_t startedAt;
 private:
-    std::queue<std::string> scripts;
-    std::string currentScript;
+
+    struct Script {
+        std::string path;
+        std::string cwd;
+    };
+
+    std::queue<Script> scripts;
+    Script currentScript;
     std::list<std::string> env;
 };