diff --git a/cargo-near/src/util/mod.rs b/cargo-near/src/util/mod.rs
index a1eb65b9..8ae2f91c 100644
--- a/cargo-near/src/util/mod.rs
+++ b/cargo-near/src/util/mod.rs
@@ -57,14 +57,15 @@ where
     if let Some(path) = working_dir {
         let path = path.as_ref();
         log::debug!("Setting cargo working dir to '{}'", path);
+        cmd.current_dir(path);
         #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
         {
             let mut path = path.as_std_path().to_string_lossy().to_string();
             // remove first 4 elements from path string
             path.drain(..4);
             let path = std::path::PathBuf::from(path);
+            cmd.current_dir(path);
         }
-        cmd.current_dir(path);
     }
 
     cmd.arg(command);