diff --git a/_jobExamples/advanced.conf b/_jobExamples/advanced.conf
index cb4719d..d45d2b5 100644
--- a/_jobExamples/advanced.conf
+++ b/_jobExamples/advanced.conf
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Description = "print 'Hello' every minute" # job description
 Cron        = "* * * * *"                  # cron instructions
 
 Command     = "echo Hello"                 # command to execute
+WorkingDir  = "/tmp"                       # working directory
 
 NumberOfRestartAttemts = 3                          # number of restart attemts
 RestartSec             = 5                          # the time to sleep before restarting a job (seconds)
diff --git a/job.go b/job.go
index d648028..5cede9a 100644
--- a/job.go
+++ b/job.go
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ type JobConfig struct {
 	Category string
 
 	// JobType = Cmd
-	Command string // command for execution
+	Command    string // command for execution
+	WorkingDir string // working directory
 
 	// JobType = Sql
 	Driver           string
@@ -225,6 +226,7 @@ func (j *Job) runCmd(jobLogFile *os.File) error {
 	cmd := exec.Command(command, params...)
 	cmd.Stdout = jobLogFile
 	cmd.Stderr = jobLogFile
+	cmd.Dir = j.JobConfig.WorkingDir
 
 	return cmd.Run()
 }