diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 9f7ce8a..f0ff5bd 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ runs:
             -o UserKnownHostsFile= ~/.ssh/known_hosts \
             -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa \
             "${REMOTE_USER}@${REMOTE_HOST}" \
-            docker-compose -f "${DEPLOYMENT_PATH}" up -d --timeout ${TIMEOUT}
+            cd "$(dirname "${DEPLOYMENT_PATH}")" \
+            docker-compose up -d --timeout ${TIMEOUT}
       shell: bash
 
     - name: Verify services are running