diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4d84429..2259317 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 node_modules
 *.env
 /apps/api/repos
+/repos
 dist
 
 .yarn/*
diff --git a/apps/api/index.ts b/apps/api/index.ts
index d2a9acc..b049a0c 100644
--- a/apps/api/index.ts
+++ b/apps/api/index.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ for (const job of jobs) {
 					"bash",
 					[`${cwd}/scripts/${job.stepsMainDir}/${steps.script}`],
 					{
-						cwd: steps.cwd,
+						cwd: steps.cwd.startsWith('repos/') ? `${cwd}/../../${steps.cwd}` : steps.cwd,
 						shell: true,
 						env: { NT_ARGS: JSON.stringify(job.cmdArgs) },
 					},
diff --git a/apps/api/util/setup.sh b/apps/api/util/setup.sh
index b4bb972..a27a2c8 100644
--- a/apps/api/util/setup.sh
+++ b/apps/api/util/setup.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 echo "SERN AUTOMATA SETUP SCRIPT"
-cd apps/api
 
 rm -rf repos/
 
@@ -10,17 +9,14 @@ mkdir repos
 cd repos
 echo " done"
 
-if [$IS_SRIZAN == "true"]
-then
-    echo -ne "Detected Sr Izan on development environment. chowning repos folder"
-    sudo chown -R srizan:srizan .
+if [ -x "$(command -v sern)" ]; then
+    echo "sern CLI already installed"
+else
+    echo -ne "Installing sern CLI"
+    npm install -g @sern/cli
     echo " done"
 fi
 
-echo -ne "Installing sern CLI"
-npm install -g @sern/cli
-echo " done"
-
 echo "Cloning repos"
 # handler (clone it as sernHandlerV2)
 echo -ne "- handler"