diff --git a/bin/sql-formatter-cli.cjs b/bin/sql-formatter-cli.cjs
index 7e297b261c..7ef7154acd 100755
--- a/bin/sql-formatter-cli.cjs
+++ b/bin/sql-formatter-cli.cjs
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class SqlFormatterCli {
     return this.parseFile(localConfig);
   }
 
-  findConfig(dir = __dirname) {
+  findConfig(dir = process.cwd()) {
     const filePath = path.join(dir, '.sql-formatter.json');
     if (!fs.existsSync(filePath)) {
       const parentDir = path.resolve(dir, '..');