diff --git a/.registry/.gitignore b/.registry/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aa1ec1ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.registry/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.tgz
diff --git a/.registry/server.js b/.registry/server.js
index c1461016..25c6bfe5 100644
--- a/.registry/server.js
+++ b/.registry/server.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const app = express()
 
 const { PORT=4444 } = process.env
 const [,,port=PORT] = process.argv
+process.cwd(__dirname)
 
 app.use('/-/:tarball', (req,res,next) => {
   const url = decodeURIComponent(req.url)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 75b3671a..9c5c6c34 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     "sqlite3": "5.0.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "registry": "cd .registry && node server.js",
+    "registry": "node .registry/server.js",
     "bookshop": "cds watch bookshop",
     "fiori": "cds watch fiori",
     "media": "cds watch media",