diff --git a/crossflow/tasks.py b/crossflow/tasks.py
index ac823c2..958e666 100644
--- a/crossflow/tasks.py
+++ b/crossflow/tasks.py
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ def run(self, *args):
             Whatever the function returns, with output files converted
                 to FileHandle objects
         """
+        od = os.getcwd()
         td = tempfile.mkdtemp()
         os.chdir(td)
         indict = {}
@@ -284,7 +285,7 @@ def run(self, *args):
             else:
                 outputs.append(v)
             shutil.rmtree(td, ignore_errors=True)
-
+        os.chdir(od)
         if len(outputs) == 1:
             outputs = outputs[0]
         else: