diff --git a/python/educational-python/course-creator-python/src/com/jetbrains/edu/coursecreator/run/PyCCCommandLineState.java b/python/educational-python/course-creator-python/src/com/jetbrains/edu/coursecreator/run/PyCCCommandLineState.java
index bb2264dbc18d..f392a76a11ea 100644
--- a/python/educational-python/course-creator-python/src/com/jetbrains/edu/coursecreator/run/PyCCCommandLineState.java
+++ b/python/educational-python/course-creator-python/src/com/jetbrains/edu/coursecreator/run/PyCCCommandLineState.java
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ public class PyCCCommandLineState extends PythonCommandLineState {
 
   @Override
   protected void buildCommandLineParameters(GeneralCommandLine commandLine) {
+    commandLine.setWorkDirectory(myTaskDir.getPath());
     ParamsGroup group = commandLine.getParametersList().getParamsGroup(GROUP_SCRIPT);
     assert group != null;