diff --git a/docs/generate.coffee b/docs/generate.coffee
index 6287da3..7dae10d 100644
--- a/docs/generate.coffee
+++ b/docs/generate.coffee
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ coffee = require 'coffee-script'
 CodeMirror = require 'codemirror/addon/runmode/runmode.node'
 PDFDocument = require '../'
 
+process.chdir(__dirname)
+
 # setup code mirror coffeescript mode
 filename = require.resolve('codemirror/mode/coffeescript/coffeescript')
 coffeeMode = fs.readFileSync filename, 'utf8'
diff --git a/docs/generate_website.coffee b/docs/generate_website.coffee
index 13a416a..b0fdc25 100644
--- a/docs/generate_website.coffee
+++ b/docs/generate_website.coffee
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ coffee = require 'coffee-script'
 {exec} = require 'child_process'
 PDFDocument = require '../'
 
+process.chdir(__dirname)
+
 files = [
   '../README.md'
   'getting_started.coffee.md'