diff --git a/bonus-modules/bonus-ai/scripts/deploy.sh b/bonus-modules/bonus-ai/scripts/deploy.sh
index ab47569..c2f10a4 100755
--- a/bonus-modules/bonus-ai/scripts/deploy.sh
+++ b/bonus-modules/bonus-ai/scripts/deploy.sh
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ for jar_with_args in "${jars[@]}"; do
     fi
 done
 
+cd $deploy_path || { echo "Failed to change directory to $deploy_path"; exit 1; }
 # Iterate over the JAR files array
 for jar in "${jars[@]}"; do
     echo "Starting $jar"