diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Function.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Function.node.ts
index 7892a0a5c..7f5ea4c1e 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Function.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Function.node.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export class Function implements INodeType {
 
 		try {
 			// Execute the function code
-			items = (await vm.run(`module.exports = async function() {${functionCode}}()`, './'));
+			items = (await vm.run(`module.exports = async function() {${functionCode}}()`, __dirname));
 		} catch (e) {
 			return Promise.reject(e);
 		}
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/FunctionItem.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/FunctionItem.node.ts
index 01a134fdc..6352fc3f9 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/FunctionItem.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/FunctionItem.node.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export class FunctionItem implements INodeType {
 		let jsonData: IDataObject;
 		try {
 			// Execute the function code
-			jsonData = await vm.run(`module.exports = async function() {${functionCode}}()`, './');
+			jsonData = await vm.run(`module.exports = async function() {${functionCode}}()`, __dirname);
 		} catch (e) {
 			return Promise.reject(e);
 		}