diff --git a/src/build.rs b/src/build.rs
index b0900267..8f4ca93b 100644
--- a/src/build.rs
+++ b/src/build.rs
@@ -109,7 +109,10 @@ pub(crate) fn build_plugin(
         args.push("--release");
     }
 
-    let mut command = Command::new("cargo").args(&args).spawn()?;
+    let mut command = Command::new("cargo")
+        .current_dir(path)
+        .args(&args)
+        .spawn()?;
 
     let exit_status = command.wait()?;
     if exit_status.success() {
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index f2df355d..3191e952 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -279,9 +279,12 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
             let path = path.clone().unwrap_or(current_dir.clone());
             let wasm_filename = crate::build::wasm_filename(&path)?;
             // Defaults to joining with the current working directory, not the input path
-            let output = output
+            let mut output = output
                 .clone()
-                .unwrap_or(current_dir.join("dist").join(wasm_filename));
+                .unwrap_or(current_dir.join("dist/plugins").join(&wasm_filename));
+            if output.is_dir() {
+                output = output.join(wasm_filename);
+            }
             crate::build::build_plugin(&path, output)?;
         }
         None => todo!(),