diff --git a/compose/deploy.sh b/compose/deploy.sh
index 8d55c594d1c45c2c320adfccf6883efdb111b27a..94071cf2f48c5741be21fe658c795d238f8382db 100644
--- a/compose/deploy.sh
+++ b/compose/deploy.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ updaterepo(){
 
         # Build maven project if .pom file is present
         if [ -f  "./pom.xml" ]; then
-            docker run -it --rm -v "/home/ubuntu/.m2":/root/.m2 -v "$(pwd)":/opt/maven maven:3.9.5-ibm-semeru-17-focal mvn clean verify -DskipTests
+            docker run -it --rm -v "/home/ubuntu/.m2":/root/.m2 -v "$(pwd)":/opt/maven -w /opt/maven maven:3.9.5-ibm-semeru-17-focal mvn clean verify -DskipTests
         fi
 }