diff --git a/dev/tools/cleaner/cleanse.py b/dev/tools/cleaner/cleanse.py
index 77336dad..8722849a 100644
--- a/dev/tools/cleaner/cleanse.py
+++ b/dev/tools/cleaner/cleanse.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ extensions = ('.pyc',)
 trashFiles = ('parsetab.py',)
 
 print 'Changing to root directory...'
-os.chdir('../')
+os.chdir('../../../')
 
 print 'Scanning for garbage files...'