diff --git a/gitlab-sidekiq/scripts/process-wrapper b/gitlab-sidekiq/scripts/process-wrapper
index eb6aab682fac7e332d20537afa1f502af6c2a83a..3d595612cf877133c14b21b6df64f3a31b383864 100755
--- a/gitlab-sidekiq/scripts/process-wrapper
+++ b/gitlab-sidekiq/scripts/process-wrapper
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ fi
 #
 # See https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/build/CNG/-/merge_requests/418#note_320550297
 #
+# switch to runtime directory
+cd /srv/gitlab
+
 /srv/gitlab/bin/$(
     /srv/gitlab/bin/sidekiq-cluster \
         --dryrun \