diff --git a/bin/doom-doctor b/bin/doom-doctor
index 595fa795f..1d20856d0 100755
--- a/bin/doom-doctor
+++ b/bin/doom-doctor
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
 ;; specified by the EMACSDIR envvar)
 (setq user-emacs-directory
       (or (getenv "EMACSDIR")
-          (expand-file-name "../" (file-name-directory load-file-name))))
+          (expand-file-name "../" (file-name-directory load-file-name)))
+      default-directory user-emacs-directory)
 
 (unless (file-directory-p user-emacs-directory)
   (error "Couldn't find a Doom config!"))