diff --git a/services-up.sh b/services-up.sh
index 4f95809..712d6cd 100755
--- a/services-up.sh
+++ b/services-up.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
-PROJECT_ROOT="${PROJECT_ROOT:-/compose}"
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+PROJECT_ROOT="${PROJECT_ROOT:-$SCRIPT_DIR}"
 ENV="$PROJECT_ROOT/default-environment.env"
 SECRETS="$PROJECT_ROOT/secrets/stack-secrets.env"
 PROJECT="core"