diff --git a/filemanager/filemanager.py b/filemanager/filemanager.py
index 33a9a2e4e..7dd0f4d17 100755
--- a/filemanager/filemanager.py
+++ b/filemanager/filemanager.py
@@ -386,9 +386,12 @@ class FileManager:
                 command = 'tar -czvf ' + compressedFileName + ' '
 
             for item in self.data['listOfFiles']:
-                command = command + self.returnPathEnclosed(self.data['basePath'] + '/' + item) + ' '
+                command = '%s%s ' % (command, self.returnPathEnclosed(item))
 
-            ProcessUtilities.executioner(command, website.externalApp)
+
+            finalCommand = 'cd %s && %s' % (self.data['basePath'], command)
+
+            ProcessUtilities.executioner(finalCommand, website.externalApp)
 
             self.changeOwner(self.data['compressedFileName'])
 
diff --git a/plogical/processUtilities.py b/plogical/processUtilities.py
index 88c179582..ac7085653 100755
--- a/plogical/processUtilities.py
+++ b/plogical/processUtilities.py
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ class ProcessUtilities(multi.Thread):
                 command = command.replace('sudo', '')
                 sock.sendall(command)
 
-            #logging.writeToFile(command)
+            logging.writeToFile(command)
 
             data = ""