diff --git a/monitoring/docker-exporter/exporter.py b/monitoring/docker-exporter/exporter.py
index 1be0bdc..1a98d42 100644
--- a/monitoring/docker-exporter/exporter.py
+++ b/monitoring/docker-exporter/exporter.py
@@ -261,12 +261,17 @@ def expand_compose_path(path_value, project_root):
     raw = raw.replace("${PROJECT_ROOT}", project_root).replace("$PROJECT_ROOT", project_root)
     return os.path.expandvars(raw)
 
+def get_project_root_from_script(script_path):
+    if not script_path:
+        return os.getcwd()
+    return os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(script_path))
+
 # --- Compose parsing ---
 def get_compose_files_from_script(script_path):
     files = []
     if not os.path.exists(script_path):
         return files
-    base_dir = os.path.dirname(script_path)
+    base_dir = get_project_root_from_script(script_path)
     try:
         with open(script_path) as f:
             content = f.read()
@@ -378,7 +383,7 @@ def check_containers():
     CONTAINER_UPDATE.clear()
 
     project_name = parse_project_name_from_script(SERVICES_UP_SCRIPT)
-    project_root = os.path.dirname(SERVICES_UP_SCRIPT)
+    project_root = get_project_root_from_script(SERVICES_UP_SCRIPT)
     compose_files = get_compose_files_from_script(SERVICES_UP_SCRIPT)
     svc_map = parse_compose_services(compose_files, project_name, project_root)
 
@@ -413,7 +418,7 @@ def check_containers():
 
 def dump_service_image_mapping():
     project_name = parse_project_name_from_script(SERVICES_UP_SCRIPT)
-    project_root = os.path.dirname(SERVICES_UP_SCRIPT)
+    project_root = get_project_root_from_script(SERVICES_UP_SCRIPT)
     compose_files = get_compose_files_from_script(SERVICES_UP_SCRIPT)
     svc_map = parse_compose_services(compose_files, project_name, project_root)
     mapping = {name: data["image"] for name, data in sorted(svc_map.items())}