change directory to action code directory
diff --git a/core/CHANGELOG.md b/core/CHANGELOG.md
index 321a1f9..edde2bb 100644
--- a/core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 ## Apache 1.13.0 (next release)
 Changes:
   - Update base python image to `python:3.6-alpine`
+  - Update current directory for action to be root of zip 
 
 ## 1.3.3 (Apache 1.12.0)
 Changes:
diff --git a/core/actionProxy/actionproxy.py b/core/actionProxy/actionproxy.py
index 9d723a5..1a70708 100644
--- a/core/actionProxy/actionproxy.py
+++ b/core/actionProxy/actionproxy.py
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
         self.source = source if source else defaultBinary
         self.binary = binary if binary else defaultBinary
         self.zipdest = zipdest if zipdest else os.path.dirname(self.source)
+        os.chdir(os.path.dirname(self.source))
 
     def preinit(self):
         return