Index: scripts/bacula-ctl-dir.in
--- scripts/bacula-ctl-dir.in.orig
+++ scripts/bacula-ctl-dir.in
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ case "$1" in
    start)
       [ -x ${BACDIRBIN}/bacula-dir ] && { 
 	  echo "Starting the $Bacula Director daemon"
+	 cd ${SUBSYSDIR}
 	 OPTIONS=''
 	 if [ "${DIR_USER}" != '' ]; then
 	    OPTIONS="${OPTIONS} -u ${DIR_USER}"