diff --git a/scripts/create-kubeconfig.sh b/scripts/create-kubeconfig.sh
index 43c0c3eb..f80bf7ed 100755
--- a/scripts/create-kubeconfig.sh
+++ b/scripts/create-kubeconfig.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 
 set -eo pipefail
 
+cd "$(dirname "$(readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")"
+
 config_dir=${1:-/tmp/kubeconfig}
 kubecfg_file=${2:-kactus-kubeconfig.yaml}
 namespace=${3:-kube-system}
@@ -13,7 +15,7 @@ fi
 kubecfg_path=${config_dir}/${kubecfg_file}
 
 # create the service account and RBAC permissions
-kubectl apply -f kactus-serviceaccount-and-rbac.yaml
+kubectl apply -f ../manifests/kactus-serviceaccount-and-rbac.yaml
 # get the secret name from the service account
 secret_name=$(kubectl get sa kactus -n $namespace -o jsonpath="{.secrets[*].name}")
 # extract the ca.crt from the secret