diff --git a/nanoFirmwareFlasher.Library/Utilities.cs b/nanoFirmwareFlasher.Library/Utilities.cs
index 0bf9734e..7372cad7 100644
--- a/nanoFirmwareFlasher.Library/Utilities.cs
+++ b/nanoFirmwareFlasher.Library/Utilities.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ internal class Utilities
         static Utilities()
         {
             // need this to be able to use ProcessStart at the location where the .NET Core CLI tool is running from
-            string codeBase = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location;
+            string codeBase = System.AppContext.BaseDirectory;
             string fullPath = Path.GetFullPath(codeBase);
             ExecutingPath = Path.GetDirectoryName(fullPath);
         }