diff --git a/lib/forever/cli.js b/lib/forever/cli.js
index bff00ed3..26c3d10a 100644
--- a/lib/forever/cli.js
+++ b/lib/forever/cli.js
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ var reserved = ['root', 'pidPath'];
 function tryStart(file, options, callback) {
   var fullLog, fullScript;
 
+  if (options.path) forever.config.set('root', options.path);
   fullLog = forever.logFilePath(options.logFile, options.uid);
   fullScript = path.join(options.sourceDir, file);