diff --git a/scripts/verify-repo-update/verify-repos.sh b/scripts/verify-repo-update/verify-repos.sh
index eb12f9f5647..5082538c6d5 100755
--- a/scripts/verify-repo-update/verify-repos.sh
+++ b/scripts/verify-repo-update/verify-repos.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+
+_basedir=$(dirname "$0")
+cd "$_basedir"
 
 docker_build () {
 	dockerfile=$1