diff --git a/lib/forever/cli.js b/lib/forever/cli.js
index e6a284aa..9fc11d21 100644
--- a/lib/forever/cli.js
+++ b/lib/forever/cli.js
@@ -314,6 +314,9 @@ app.cmd(/start (.+)/, cli.startDaemon = function () {
       options = getOptions(file);
 
   options.forEach(function (o) {
+    
+    o.spawnWith.cwd = o.workingDir || o.sourceDir || o.spawnWith.cwd;
+    
     forever.log.info('Forever processing file: ' + o.script.grey);
     tryStart(o.script, o, function () {
       forever.startDaemon(o.script, o);