diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 712343b..2d06fa7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+## v2.2.7
+- fix a bug where Kes class overrides were not picked up. #70
+
 ## v2.2.6
 - fix how p-retry handles exceptions
 - add ifEquals and ifNotEquals helpers to handlerbar
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 498d4a8..d5b55a8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "kes",
-  "version": "2.2.6",
+  "version": "2.2.7",
   "description": "Making deployment to AWS using CloudFormation easier and fun",
   "scripts": {
     "html-docs": "documentation build bin/cli.js -f html -o _docs --theme node_modules/documentation-devseed-theme",
diff --git a/src/utils.js b/src/utils.js
index c35e0c1..c148125 100644
--- a/src/utils.js
+++ b/src/utils.js
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ function determineKesClass(options, Kes) {
       else {
         kesFolder = path.join(process.cwd(), '.kes');
       }
-      Kes = require(`${path.join(process.cwd(), kesFolder, 'kes.js')}`);
+      Kes = require(`${path.join(kesFolder, 'kes.js')}`);
     }
     catch (e) {
       // check if there is a template and the template has kes class