diff --git a/tasks/serve-lib.js b/tasks/serve-lib.js
index 8e7d76627b..808118ece1 100644
--- a/tasks/serve-lib.js
+++ b/tasks/serve-lib.js
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ var createServer = exports.createServer = function(callback) {
     lib: [
       'src/**/*.js',
       'build/ol.ext/*.js',
-    ]
+    ],
+    cwd: path.join(__dirname, '..')
   });
   manager.on('error', function(err) {
     if (server) {