1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/examples/alias_startup.py b/examples/alias_startup.py
index 4a061e87..4ae91661 100755
--- a/examples/alias_startup.py
+++ b/examples/alias_startup.py
@@ -4,14 +4,15 @@
     1) How to add custom command aliases using the alias command
     2) How to load an initialization script at startup
 """
-
+import os
 import cmd2
 
 class AliasAndStartup(cmd2.Cmd):
     """ Example cmd2 application where we create commands that just print the arguments they are called with."""
 
     def __init__(self):
-        super().__init__(startup_script='.cmd2rc')
+        alias_script = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '.cmd2rc')
+        super().__init__(startup_script=alias_script)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':