diff --git a/aws-scripts/run_instances.sh b/aws-scripts/run_instances.sh
index ae2afc01c..8aff1e460 100755
--- a/aws-scripts/run_instances.sh
+++ b/aws-scripts/run_instances.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash -x
-cd /home/ec2-user/
+cd /home/ec2-user/projects/src/harmony-benchmark
 ./deploy.sh local_iplist.txt
 ./send_txn.sh
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