diff --git a/mycp/mycp b/mycp/mycp
index d971977..cd36694 100755
--- a/mycp/mycp
+++ b/mycp/mycp
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ sub cvsadd($) {
 	}
 	print "FILE: $file\n";
 	print "PATH: $checkpath\n";
+	chdir $cwd;
 	copy($file, $checkpath) || die "error copying file to cvstree: $!\n";
 	chdir $checkpath;
 	system("$cvscmd add " . &escape(basename($file)));