diff --git a/.tekton/scanner-pull-request.yaml b/.tekton/scanner-pull-request.yaml
index 3af08df75..e2e74bb35 100644
--- a/.tekton/scanner-pull-request.yaml
+++ b/.tekton/scanner-pull-request.yaml
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ spec:
 
               set -euo pipefail
               info "Building updater"
+              cd $ROOT
               make build-updater
 
               info "Generating genesis dump"