diff --git a/create-attributable-archive.sh b/create-attributable-archive.sh
index 32b224c..63dc18d 100755
--- a/create-attributable-archive.sh
+++ b/create-attributable-archive.sh
@@ -76,11 +76,17 @@ unset attribution_passphrase_check
     cat "$out_dir/contents.7z"
 } | sha512sum | awk '{print $1}' > "$out_dir/attribution.sha512"
 
+printf "sanity checking: changing working directory to $out_dir"
+cd out
+checkcode $?
 printf "sanity checking: verification"
-bash out/verify-everything.sh
+bash verify-everything.sh
 checkcode $?
 printf "sanity checking: validate attribution passphrase"
-bash out/test_validation_passphrase.sh
+bash test_validation_passphrase.sh
+checkcode $?
+printf "sanity checking: returning"
+cd ..
 checkcode $?
 
 printf "7z archiving outer dir"