diff --git a/modules/crowdsec/default.nix b/modules/crowdsec/default.nix
index ffd0fc5..169c47f 100644
--- a/modules/crowdsec/default.nix
+++ b/modules/crowdsec/default.nix
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ let
   cscli = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "cscli" ''
     export PATH="$PATH:${crowdsec}/bin/"
 
+    cd ${cfg.stateDirectory}
     sudo=exec
     if [ "$USER" != "crowdsec" ]; then
         sudo='exec /run/wrappers/bin/sudo -u crowdsec'