diff --git a/confluent_server/builddeb b/confluent_server/builddeb
index 277fcd58..83197cc7 100755
--- a/confluent_server/builddeb
+++ b/confluent_server/builddeb
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ py2dsc dist/*.tar.gz
 shopt -s extglob
 cd deb_dist/!(*.orig)/
 dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -uc  -us -i
+cd -
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
     echo "[ERROR] rpmbuild returned non-zero, run: rpmbuild -ba ~/rpmbuild/SPECS/$PKGNAME.spec"
     exit 1