diff --git a/getting_started/getting_started.sh b/getting_started/getting_started.sh
index db9e79bdc3156bae9024a5450183a9d9a3ec5d4a..6d94bc9c4c746110a160a60958c352e1a42a1b87 100644
--- a/getting_started/getting_started.sh
+++ b/getting_started/getting_started.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ set -e # stop on error
 set -x # echo commands
 
 
-FLATLAND_BASEDIR=$(dirname "$0")/..
+FLATLAND_BASEDIR=$(dirname "$BASH_SOURCE")/..
 cd ${FLATLAND_BASEDIR}
 
 conda install -y -c conda-forge tox-conda