diff --git a/lib/pip.js b/lib/pip.js
index 044f6c78..39d52abd 100644
--- a/lib/pip.js
+++ b/lib/pip.js
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ function installRequirements(targetFolder, serverless, options) {
     const preparedPath = dockerPathForWin(options, targetFolder);
     cmdOptions.push(getStripCommand(options, preparedPath));
   }
-  let spawnArgs = { cwd: targetFolder, shell: true };
+  let spawnArgs = { shell: true };
   if (process.env.SLS_DEBUG) {
     spawnArgs.stdio = 'inherit';
   }