diff --git a/src/main/java/com/pablissimo/sonar/TsLintExecutorConfig.java b/src/main/java/com/pablissimo/sonar/TsLintExecutorConfig.java
index e5cde94..5745d19 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/pablissimo/sonar/TsLintExecutorConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/pablissimo/sonar/TsLintExecutorConfig.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package com.pablissimo.sonar;
 
+import java.io.File;
+
 import org.sonar.api.batch.sensor.SensorContext;
 import org.sonar.api.config.Settings;
 
@@ -15,10 +17,12 @@ public class TsLintExecutorConfig {
     private String pathToTsLintOutput;
 
     private Integer timeoutMs;
+    private File baseDir;
 
     public static TsLintExecutorConfig fromSettings(Settings settings, SensorContext ctx, PathResolver resolver) {
         TsLintExecutorConfig toReturn = new TsLintExecutorConfig();
 
+        toReturn.setBasedir(ctx.fileSystem().baseDir());
         toReturn.setPathToTsLint(resolver.getPath(ctx, TypeScriptPlugin.SETTING_TS_LINT_PATH, TSLINT_FALLBACK_PATH));
         toReturn.setConfigFile(resolver.getPath(ctx, TypeScriptPlugin.SETTING_TS_LINT_CONFIG_PATH, CONFIG_FILENAME));
         toReturn.setRulesDir(resolver.getPath(ctx, TypeScriptPlugin.SETTING_TS_LINT_RULES_DIR, null));
@@ -31,6 +35,14 @@ public static TsLintExecutorConfig fromSettings(Settings settings, SensorContext
         return toReturn;
     }
 
+    public File getBasedir() {
+        return this.baseDir;
+    }
+
+    private void setBasedir(File baseDir) {
+        this.baseDir = baseDir;
+    }
+
     public Boolean useExistingTsLintOutput() {
         return this.pathToTsLintOutput != null && !this.pathToTsLintOutput.isEmpty();
     }
@@ -95,4 +107,5 @@ public boolean shouldPerformTypeCheck() {
     public void setShouldPerformTypeCheck(boolean performTypeCheck) {
         this.shouldPerformTypeCheck = performTypeCheck;
     }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/pablissimo/sonar/TsLintExecutorImpl.java b/src/main/java/com/pablissimo/sonar/TsLintExecutorImpl.java
index 3deab10..0a37060 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/pablissimo/sonar/TsLintExecutorImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/pablissimo/sonar/TsLintExecutorImpl.java
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ private Command getBaseCommand(TsLintExecutorConfig config, String tempPath) {
                 .create("node")
                 .addArgument(this.preparePath(config.getPathToTsLint()))
                 .addArgument("--format")
-                .addArgument("json");
+                .addArgument("json")
+                .setDirectory(config.getBasedir());
 
         String rulesDir = config.getRulesDir();
         if (rulesDir != null && rulesDir.length() > 0) {