diff --git a/src/common/mod.rs b/src/common/mod.rs
index 5a91739e..0dd85dab 100644
--- a/src/common/mod.rs
+++ b/src/common/mod.rs
@@ -160,14 +160,19 @@ pub fn strip_prefix(target: &Path) -> &Path {
 
 /// Run a global command with the given arguments and make sure it completes successfully. If it
 /// fails an error is returned.
-#[tracing::instrument(level = "trace", skip(name, path, args))]
+#[tracing::instrument(level = "trace", skip(name, args))]
 pub async fn run_command(
     name: &str,
-    path: &Path,
+    path: impl AsRef<Path> + Debug,
     args: &[impl AsRef<OsStr> + Debug],
+    working_dir: impl AsRef<Path> + Debug,
 ) -> Result<()> {
     tracing::debug!(?args, "{name} args");
+
+    let path = path.as_ref();
+
     let status = Command::new(path)
+        .current_dir(working_dir.as_ref())
         .args(args)
         .stdout(Stdio::inherit())
         .stderr(Stdio::inherit())
@@ -181,12 +186,14 @@ pub async fn run_command(
         .wait()
         .await
         .with_context(|| format!("error during {name} call"))?;
+
     if !status.success() {
         bail!(
             "{name} call to executable '{}' with args: '{args:?}' returned a bad status: {status}",
             path.display()
         );
     }
+
     Ok(())
 }
 
diff --git a/src/pipelines/rust/mod.rs b/src/pipelines/rust/mod.rs
index cf05d6fd..f011fed5 100644
--- a/src/pipelines/rust/mod.rs
+++ b/src/pipelines/rust/mod.rs
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ impl RustApp {
             }
         }
 
-        let build_res = common::run_command("cargo", Path::new("cargo"), &args)
+        let build_res = common::run_command("cargo", "cargo", &args, &self.cfg.working_directory)
             .await
             .context("error during cargo build execution");
 
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ impl RustApp {
         tracing::debug!("fetching cargo artifacts");
         args.push("--message-format=json");
         let artifacts_out = Command::new("cargo")
+            .current_dir(&self.cfg.core.working_directory)
             .args(args.as_slice())
             .stdout(Stdio::piped())
             .stderr(Stdio::piped())
@@ -536,9 +537,14 @@ impl RustApp {
 
         // Invoke wasm-bindgen.
         tracing::debug!("calling wasm-bindgen for {}", self.name);
-        common::run_command(wasm_bindgen_name, &wasm_bindgen, &args)
-            .await
-            .map_err(|err| check_target_not_found_err(err, wasm_bindgen_name))?;
+        common::run_command(
+            wasm_bindgen_name,
+            &wasm_bindgen,
+            &args,
+            &self.cfg.working_directory,
+        )
+        .await
+        .map_err(|err| check_target_not_found_err(err, wasm_bindgen_name))?;
 
         // Copy the generated WASM & JS loader to the dist dir.
         tracing::debug!("copying generated wasm-bindgen artifacts");
@@ -875,7 +881,7 @@ impl RustApp {
 
         // Invoke wasm-opt.
         tracing::debug!("calling wasm-opt");
-        common::run_command(wasm_opt_name, &wasm_opt, &args)
+        common::run_command(wasm_opt_name, &wasm_opt, &args, &self.cfg.working_directory)
             .await
             .map_err(|err| check_target_not_found_err(err, wasm_opt_name))?;
 
diff --git a/src/pipelines/sass.rs b/src/pipelines/sass.rs
index 57fd785f..c9fa24a1 100644
--- a/src/pipelines/sass.rs
+++ b/src/pipelines/sass.rs
@@ -131,7 +131,13 @@ impl Sass {
 
         let rel_path = common::strip_prefix(&self.asset.path);
         tracing::debug!(path = ?rel_path, "compiling sass/scss");
-        common::run_command(Application::Sass.name(), &sass, args).await?;
+        common::run_command(
+            Application::Sass.name(),
+            &sass,
+            args,
+            &self.cfg.working_directory,
+        )
+        .await?;
 
         let css = fs::read_to_string(&temp_target_file_path)
             .await
diff --git a/src/pipelines/tailwind_css.rs b/src/pipelines/tailwind_css.rs
index eef58969..728376e8 100644
--- a/src/pipelines/tailwind_css.rs
+++ b/src/pipelines/tailwind_css.rs
@@ -104,7 +104,13 @@ impl TailwindCss {
 
         let rel_path = common::strip_prefix(&self.asset.path);
         tracing::debug!(path = ?rel_path, "compiling tailwind css");
-        common::run_command(Application::TailwindCss.name(), &tailwind, &args).await?;
+        common::run_command(
+            Application::TailwindCss.name(),
+            &tailwind,
+            &args,
+            &self.cfg.working_directory,
+        )
+        .await?;
 
         let css = fs::read_to_string(&file_path).await?;
         fs::remove_file(&file_path).await?;