diff --git a/tools/build_uec.sh b/tools/build_uec.sh
index 9b67cf2..4ef2d04 100755
--- a/tools/build_uec.sh
+++ b/tools/build_uec.sh
@@ -156,7 +156,8 @@
 
 cp -r $TOOLS_DIR/uec $vm_dir/uec
 
-(cd $vm_dir/uec; python meta.py 192.168.$GUEST_NETWORK.1:4567 &)
+cd $vm_dir/uec
+python meta.py 192.168.$GUEST_NETWORK.1:4567 &
 
 # Create the instance
 virsh create $vm_dir/libvirt.xml