diff --git a/cmd/codeqlExecuteScan.go b/cmd/codeqlExecuteScan.go
index 76d513f059..84525c2822 100644
--- a/cmd/codeqlExecuteScan.go
+++ b/cmd/codeqlExecuteScan.go
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ func runCodeqlExecuteScan(config *codeqlExecuteScanOptions, telemetryData *telem
 	}
 
 	var reports []piperutils.Path
-	cmd := []string{"database", "create", config.Database, "--overwrite", "--source-root", config.ModulePath}
+	cmd := []string{"database", "create", config.Database, "--overwrite", "--source-root", ".", "--working-dir", config.ModulePath}
 
 	language := getLangFromBuildTool(config.BuildTool)