diff --git a/server/azure-pipelines.migrate.yaml b/server/azure-pipelines.migrate.yaml
index 2da7c2763..02bebfafe 100644
--- a/server/azure-pipelines.migrate.yaml
+++ b/server/azure-pipelines.migrate.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ jobs:
       - task: Bash@3
         displayName: checkout source branch
         inputs:
-          workingDirectory: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)
           script: |
             FORKURI=$(curl -X GET "https://api.github.com/repos/$BUILD_REPOSITORY_NAME/pulls/$SYSTEM_PULLREQUEST_PULLREQUESTNUMBER" | jq -r '.head.repo.clone_url')
             git clone "$FORKURI" .
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUBNAME: $(GITHUBNAME)
         inputs:
-          workingDirectory: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)
           script: |
             LASTAUTHOR=$(git log -n 1 --pretty=format:"%an")
             LASTMSG=$(git log -n 1 --pretty=format:"%s")
@@ -78,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUBNAME: $(GITHUBNAME)
         inputs:
-          workingDirectory: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/server/src
+          workingDirectory: server/src
           script: |
             MIGLIST=$(dotnet ef migrations list -p FilterLists.Data.Migrations -s FilterLists.Api)
             echo "$MIGLIST"
@@ -91,7 +89,6 @@ jobs:
       - task: Bash@3
         displayName: merge upstream data
         inputs:
-          workingDirectory: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)
           script: |
             git remote add upstream https://github.com/collinbarrett/FilterLists.git
             git fetch upstream
@@ -108,13 +105,12 @@ jobs:
       - task: CmdLine@2
         displayName: add migration
         inputs:
-          workingDirectory: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/server/src
+          workingDirectory: server/src
           script: dotnet ef migrations add $(System.PullRequest.PullRequestNumber) -p FilterLists.Data.Migrations -s FilterLists.Api
 
       - task: Bash@3
         displayName: commit or abandon migration
         inputs:
-          workingDirectory: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)
           script: |
             DIFF=$(git status -s | wc -l)
             echo "$DIFF file(s) changed"
@@ -136,35 +132,30 @@ jobs:
       - task: DockerCompose@0
         displayName: build test-data
         inputs:
-          workingDirectory: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)
           dockerComposeFile: docker-compose.data.tests.yml
           dockerComposeCommand: build api
 
       - task: Docker@2
         displayName: create volume test-data-results
         inputs:
-          workingDirectory: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)
           command: volume
           arguments: create test-data-results
 
       - task: DockerCompose@0
         displayName: up test-data db
         inputs:
-          workingDirectory: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)
           dockerComposeFile: docker-compose.data.tests.yml
           dockerComposeCommand: up -d mariadb
 
       - task: DockerCompose@0
         displayName: run test-data
         inputs:
-          workingDirectory: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)
           dockerComposeFile: docker-compose.data.tests.yml
           dockerComposeCommand: run api
 
       - task: Docker@2
         displayName: create container test-data-results
         inputs:
-          workingDirectory: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)
           command: container
           arguments: create --name test-data-results -v test-data-results:/results hello-world
         condition: succeededOrFailed()
@@ -172,7 +163,6 @@ jobs:
       - task: Docker@2
         displayName: copy out test-data results
         inputs:
-          workingDirectory: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)
           command: cp
           arguments: test-data-results:/results $(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)
         condition: succeededOrFailed()
@@ -180,7 +170,6 @@ jobs:
       - task: PublishTestResults@2
         displayName: publish test results
         inputs:
-          workingDirectory: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)
           testResultsFormat: VSTest
           testResultsFiles: "**/*.trx"
         condition: succeededOrFailed()
@@ -196,7 +185,6 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUBPAT: $(GITHUBPAT)
         inputs:
-          workingDirectory: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)
           script: |
             git config --global credential.helper store
             echo "https://$GITHUBPAT:x-oauth-basic@github.com" >> ~/.git-credentials