diff --git a/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/executables/aot_tools.dart b/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/executables/aot_tools.dart
index 8cf25a87c..fd2640b06 100644
--- a/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/executables/aot_tools.dart
+++ b/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/executables/aot_tools.dart
@@ -6,14 +6,17 @@ import 'package:shorebird_cli/src/process.dart';
 class AotTools {
   static const executableName = 'aot-tools';
 
-  Future<ShorebirdProcessResult> _exec(List<String> command) async {
+  Future<ShorebirdProcessResult> _exec(
+    List<String> command, {
+    String? workingDirectory,
+  }) async {
     await cache.updateAll();
     final executable = p.join(
       cache.getArtifactDirectory(executableName).path,
       executableName,
     );
 
-    return process.run(executable, command);
+    return process.run(executable, command, workingDirectory: workingDirectory);
   }
 
   /// Generate a link vmcode file from two AOT snapshots.
@@ -21,6 +24,7 @@ class AotTools {
     required String base,
     required String patch,
     required String analyzeSnapshot,
+    String? workingDirectory,
   }) async {
     final result = await _exec(
       [
@@ -29,7 +33,9 @@ class AotTools {
         '--patch=$patch',
         '--analyze-snapshot=$analyzeSnapshot',
       ],
+      workingDirectory: workingDirectory,
     );
+
     if (result.exitCode != 0) {
       throw Exception('Failed to link: ${result.stderr}');
     }
diff --git a/packages/shorebird_cli/test/src/executables/aot_tools_test.dart b/packages/shorebird_cli/test/src/executables/aot_tools_test.dart
index 916dca5a6..54256410f 100644
--- a/packages/shorebird_cli/test/src/executables/aot_tools_test.dart
+++ b/packages/shorebird_cli/test/src/executables/aot_tools_test.dart
@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@ void main() {
 
       test('throws Exception when process exits with non-zero code', () async {
         when(
-          () => process.run(any(), any()),
+          () => process.run(
+            any(),
+            any(),
+            workingDirectory: any(named: 'workingDirectory'),
+          ),
         ).thenAnswer(
           (_) async => const ShorebirdProcessResult(
             exitCode: 1,
@@ -73,7 +77,11 @@ void main() {
 
       test('completes when linking exits with code: 0', () async {
         when(
-          () => process.run(any(), any()),
+          () => process.run(
+            any(),
+            any(),
+            workingDirectory: any(named: 'workingDirectory'),
+          ),
         ).thenAnswer(
           (_) async => const ShorebirdProcessResult(
             exitCode: 0,
@@ -87,10 +95,23 @@ void main() {
               base: base,
               patch: patch,
               analyzeSnapshot: analyzeSnapshot,
+              workingDirectory: workingDirectory.path,
             ),
           ),
           completes,
         );
+        verify(
+          () => process.run(
+            any(that: endsWith(AotTools.executableName)),
+            [
+              'link',
+              '--base=$base',
+              '--patch=$patch',
+              '--analyze-snapshot=$analyzeSnapshot',
+            ],
+            workingDirectory: any(named: 'workingDirectory'),
+          ),
+        ).called(1);
       });
     });
   });