diff --git a/read_config b/read_config
index e164bc0..1537ed0 100755
--- a/read_config
+++ b/read_config
@@ -48,8 +48,13 @@ read_config() {
         log_fatal "$func:${LINENO}: customer_location not set in $1"
     fi
     
-    local workspace="$(cat "$1" | jq -r .workspace_dir)"
-    __customer_base_dir="$PWD/${workspace}/${customer_id}/${customer_location}"
+    readonly working_directory="$(cat "$1" | jq -r .working_directory)"
+    log_info "$func:${LINENO}: working_directory is $working_directory"
+    
+    readonly workspace_dir="$(cat "$1" | jq -r .workspace_dir)"
+    local __customer_base_dir="$working_directory/${workspace_dir}"
+    __customer_base_dir="${__customer_base_dir}/${customer_id}"
+    __customer_base_dir="${__customer_base_dir}/${customer_location}"
     
     readonly customer_base_dir="${__customer_base_dir}/${zone_group}/${zone}"
     log_info "$func:${LINENO}: customer-base-dir is $customer_base_dir"