diff --git a/deploy/autodeploy.sh b/deploy/autodeploy.sh
index e9d33c8..90ed30e 100644
--- a/deploy/autodeploy.sh
+++ b/deploy/autodeploy.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # ponytail: 1-minute cron poll, not a webhook — swap for the Gitea runner
 # (.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml) once the runner's job image has the Docker CLI + socket.
 set -e
-REPO=/opt/resumesite
+REPO=$(CDPATH= cd -- "$(dirname -- "$0")/.." && pwd)   # repo root, wherever this lives
 exec 9>/tmp/resumesite-deploy.lock
 flock -n 9 || exit 0            # a build is already running
 cd "$REPO"