diff --git a/scripts/_helpers.sh b/scripts/_helpers.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ffb13127
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/_helpers.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+ensure_working_directory!() {
+  root_dir="$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
+
+  if [[ "$PWD" != "$root_dir" ]]; then
+    echo "Please run the script from the root of the repo: $root_dir"
+    exit
+  fi
+}
diff --git a/scripts/dev/console b/scripts/dev/console
index bd71fba9..cca8089e 100755
--- a/scripts/dev/console
+++ b/scripts/dev/console
@@ -4,4 +4,8 @@
 
 set -e
 
+source "$(dirname "$0")/../_helpers.sh"
+
+ensure_working_directory!
+
 iex -S mix phx.server
diff --git a/scripts/dev/fix-translations b/scripts/dev/fix-translations
index add014ff..5f14dbf0 100755
--- a/scripts/dev/fix-translations
+++ b/scripts/dev/fix-translations
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 
 set -e
 
+source "$(dirname "$0")/../_helpers.sh"
+
+ensure_working_directory!
+
 git co --theirs priv/gettext/default.pot
 
 git co --theirs priv/gettext/en/LC_MESSAGES/default.po
diff --git a/scripts/dev/lint b/scripts/dev/lint
index a2c009d9..739c0c14 100755
--- a/scripts/dev/lint
+++ b/scripts/dev/lint
@@ -4,4 +4,8 @@
 
 set -e
 
+source "$(dirname "$0")/../_helpers.sh"
+
+ensure_working_directory!
+
 mix lint
diff --git a/scripts/dev/outdated b/scripts/dev/outdated
index 6cb36d46..5265dedb 100755
--- a/scripts/dev/outdated
+++ b/scripts/dev/outdated
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 
 set -e
 
+source "$(dirname "$0")/../_helpers.sh"
+
+ensure_working_directory!
+
 npm outdated --prefix assets
 
 mix do tailwind.check_version, esbuild.check_version, sqlean.check_version
diff --git a/scripts/dev/precommit b/scripts/dev/precommit
index 2d37de6b..ca2f4c99 100755
--- a/scripts/dev/precommit
+++ b/scripts/dev/precommit
@@ -4,4 +4,8 @@
 
 set -e
 
+source "$(dirname "$0")/../_helpers.sh"
+
+ensure_working_directory!
+
 mix precommit
diff --git a/scripts/dev/setup b/scripts/dev/setup
index 3e215948..35098bcd 100755
--- a/scripts/dev/setup
+++ b/scripts/dev/setup
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 
 set -e
 
+source "$(dirname "$0")/../_helpers.sh"
+
+ensure_working_directory!
+
 # Add the Fluxon UI hex source repo
 
 mix hex.repo add fluxon https://repo.fluxonui.com \
diff --git a/scripts/dev/update b/scripts/dev/update
index e7465f59..3a85e133 100755
--- a/scripts/dev/update
+++ b/scripts/dev/update
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 
 set -e
 
+source "$(dirname "$0")/../_helpers.sh"
+
+ensure_working_directory!
+
 npm update --prefix assets
 
 mix do tailwind.update_version, esbuild.update_version, sqlean.update_version
diff --git a/scripts/prod/backup b/scripts/prod/backup
index 0e82c641..c6f76299 100755
--- a/scripts/prod/backup
+++ b/scripts/prod/backup
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 
 set -e
 
+source "$(dirname "$0")/../_helpers.sh"
+
+ensure_working_directory!
+
 current_date=$(date +%s)
 project_dir=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
 data_dir="$project_dir/data"
diff --git a/scripts/prod/deploy b/scripts/prod/deploy
index d51213b2..7bfeea6d 100755
--- a/scripts/prod/deploy
+++ b/scripts/prod/deploy
@@ -5,4 +5,8 @@
 
 set -e
 
+source "$(dirname "$0")/../_helpers.sh"
+
+ensure_working_directory!
+
 hurl --test --progress-bar scripts/prod/deploy.hurl
diff --git a/scripts/prod/prune-backups b/scripts/prod/prune-backups
index d3d5f061..f7abc2b1 100755
--- a/scripts/prod/prune-backups
+++ b/scripts/prod/prune-backups
@@ -5,4 +5,8 @@
 
 set -e
 
+source "$(dirname "$0")/../_helpers.sh"
+
+ensure_working_directory!
+
 rm data/music_library_prod*