diff --git a/aider/commands.py b/aider/commands.py
index 7f500ce08..af74e281c 100644
--- a/aider/commands.py
+++ b/aider/commands.py
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ class Commands:
     def cmd_run(self, args, add_on_nonzero_exit=False):
         "Run a shell command and optionally add the output to the chat (alias: !)"
         exit_status, combined_output = run_cmd(
-            args, verbose=self.verbose, error_print=self.io.tool_error
+            args, verbose=self.verbose, error_print=self.io.tool_error, cwd=self.coder.root
         )
 
         if combined_output is None: