diff --git a/lib/linter-js-standard.js b/lib/linter-js-standard.js
index a3ca4da..141b069 100644
--- a/lib/linter-js-standard.js
+++ b/lib/linter-js-standard.js
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ module.exports = function (textEditor) {
 
   var opts = styleSettings.checkStyleSettings(filePath, textEditor)
 
+  opts.cwd = path.dirname(filePath)
   opts.filename = filePath
 
   var style = selectStyle(filePath, {