diff --git a/auto_start/auto_start_anchor.sh b/auto_start/auto_start_anchor.sh
index f4dc31d..fa89ae9 100755
--- a/auto_start/auto_start_anchor.sh
+++ b/auto_start/auto_start_anchor.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
+
 # Wait for a network interface to be up (not necessarily online)
 while ! ip link show | grep -q "state UP"; do
     echo "[INFO] Waiting for active network interface..."
@@ -15,7 +17,7 @@ echo "[INFO] Starting ROS node..."
 source /opt/ros/humble/setup.bash
 
 # Source your workspace setup script
-source $(dirname $0)/../install/setup.bash
+source $SCRIPT_DIR/../install/setup.bash
 
 # Launch the ROS 2 node with the desired mode
 ros2 launch anchor_pkg rover.launch.py mode:=anchor
diff --git a/auto_start/auto_start_headless_full.sh b/auto_start/auto_start_headless_full.sh
index 68c9a5f..2d65482 100755
--- a/auto_start/auto_start_headless_full.sh
+++ b/auto_start/auto_start_headless_full.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
+
 # Wait for a network interface to be up (not necessarily online)
 while ! ip link show | grep -q "state UP"; do
     echo "[INFO] Waiting for active network interface..."
@@ -15,7 +17,7 @@ echo "[INFO] Starting ROS node..."
 source /opt/ros/humble/setup.bash
 
 # Source your workspace setup script
-source $(dirname $0)/../install/setup.bash
+source $SCRIPT_DIR/../install/setup.bash
 
 # Launch the ROS 2 node
 ros2 run headless_pkg headless_full
diff --git a/auto_start/start_rosbag.sh b/auto_start/start_rosbag.sh
index 3732bfe..98131eb 100755
--- a/auto_start/start_rosbag.sh
+++ b/auto_start/start_rosbag.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-ANCHOR_WS="$(dirname $0)/.."
+SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
+
+ANCHOR_WS="$SCRIPT_DIR/.."
 AUTONOMY_WS="$ANCHOR_WS/../rover-Autonomy"
 BAG_LOCATION="$ANCHOR_WS/../bags/autostart"