diff --git a/bin/joj3-forge-convert b/bin/joj3-forge-convert
index d1b81cf..1d9c997 100755
--- a/bin/joj3-forge-convert
+++ b/bin/joj3-forge-convert
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ EOF
         ls -lha
         ls -lha ..
         touch joint-teapot.log
-        if ! joint-teapot joj3-check-gitea-token "$teapot_config_dir/teapot.env"; then
+        if ! (cd /tmp && joint-teapot joj3-check-gitea-token "$teapot_config_dir/teapot.env"); then
             echo "FATAL: TEAPOT_GITEA_TOKEN invalid, cannot get current Gitea user" >&2
             exit 1
         fi