diff --git a/validate_all.sh b/validate_all.sh
index 0a4183b..5ad510b 100755
--- a/validate_all.sh
+++ b/validate_all.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ fi
 
 
 # remove the exec flag on the json files
-find -name "*.json" -exec chmod -x "{}" \;
+find . -name "*.json" -exec chmod -x "{}" \;
 
 diffs=`git status --porcelain | wc -l`