diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bb158b4..23fb37a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ Setting the environment variable `GRUNT_INSTALL_NO_COLOR` will
 
 ```bash
 ⇒ grunt-install --help
-grunt-install 0.0.0
+grunt-install 0.0.1
 
 Usage: grunt-install [install_options] <URI> <template_name>
 
diff --git a/grunt-install.sh b/grunt-install.sh
index 0d02e9a..7e4ae49 100755
--- a/grunt-install.sh
+++ b/grunt-install.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 
 # Version Number
-GRUNT_INSTALL_VERSION="0.0.0"
+GRUNT_INSTALL_VERSION="0.0.1"
 
 
 # Template Directory
@@ -23,10 +23,15 @@ GRUNT_COLOR_WHITE="\033[1;37m"
 
 
 # Script Variables
+GRUNT_ME=$0 # useful for invoking this same script from within it
 GRUNT_INSTALL_FORCE=false
 GRUNT_INSTALL_SILENT=false
 
 
+# Test-specific variables
+[ ${GRUNT_INSTALL_UNIT_TEST} ] && GRUNT_ME="$BATS_TEST_DIRNAME/../grunt-install.sh"
+
+
 # installs from Github
 #
 # ${1}  github shorthand e.g. GochoMugo/grunt-install
@@ -121,15 +126,21 @@ grunt_install() {
 
 # updates grunt templates
 grunt_update_templates() {
+  local update_success=0
   for template in ${GRUNT_TEMPLATE_DIRECTORY}/*/ ; do
     if [ -r ${template}/.grunt-install.config ] ; then
       template_name=$(basename ${template})
       source ${template}/.grunt-install.config
-      ./grunt-install.sh ${GRUNT_TEMPLATE_UPDATE} ${template_name} --force --silent \
-      && grunt_log "updated: ${template_name}" 1 \
-      || grunt_log "failed to update: ${template_name}" 2
+      ${GRUNT_ME} ${GRUNT_TEMPLATE_UPDATE} ${template_name} --force --silent
+      if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then
+        grunt_log "updated: ${template_name}" 1
+      else
+        grunt_log "failed to update: ${template_name}" 2
+        update_success=1
+      fi
     fi
   done
+  return ${update_success}
 }
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d78e71a..9e909df 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "grunt-install",
-  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "version": "0.0.1",
   "description": "Simple Bash script for Grunt template installation",
   "directories": {
     "test": "test"
diff --git a/test/test.grunt-install.sh b/test/test.grunt-install.sh
index 2eb77ee..fb2f627 100644
--- a/test/test.grunt-install.sh
+++ b/test/test.grunt-install.sh
@@ -63,3 +63,15 @@ make_fake_template() {
   grunt_log "Wont show up on console" 0 > _TEST_grunt_log_file
   [ $(grep -c -E "*" _TEST_grunt_log_file) -eq 0 ]
 }
+
+
+# refer to issue #1 (https://github.com/GochoMugo/grunt-install/issues/1)
+@test "grunt_update_templates: updates templates regardless of working directory" {
+  mkdir _TEST_grunt_update_cwd
+  cd _TEST_grunt_update_cwd
+  grunt_update_templates > log
+  [ $(grep -c -E "failed to update" log) -eq 0 ]
+  exit_code=$?
+  cd -
+  return $?
+}