automerge: cd into repository root
diff --git a/.abat-automerge b/.abat-automerge
index ed339cf..1c2b4cb 100755
--- a/.abat-automerge
+++ b/.abat-automerge
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
-#!/bin/bash -ex
+#!/bin/bash -eux
+ROOTDIR=$(dirname $(readlink -f $0))
+cd "$ROOTDIR"
+
 make all check check-c check-py