diff --git a/doc/messaging.rst b/doc/messaging.rst
index 291206f2..c94ef40b 100644
--- a/doc/messaging.rst
+++ b/doc/messaging.rst
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ happened. A JSON-encoded object will be passed to standard input to provide
 more information about the event. At the very least, the object will contain a
 ``compose_id`` key.
 
-The script is invoked in compose directory and can read other information
-there.
+The notification script inherits working directory from the parent process and it
+can be called from the same directory ``pungi-koji`` is called from. The working directory
+is listed at the start of main log.
 
 Currently these messages are sent:
 
diff --git a/pungi/notifier.py b/pungi/notifier.py
index 5eed865c..bef2ae63 100644
--- a/pungi/notifier.py
+++ b/pungi/notifier.py
@@ -81,9 +81,6 @@ class PungiNotifier(object):
 
         self._update_args(kwargs)
 
-        if self.compose:
-            workdir = self.compose.paths.compose.topdir()
-
         with self.lock:
             for cmd in self.cmds:
                 self._run_script(cmd, msg, workdir, kwargs)
diff --git a/tests/test_notifier.py b/tests/test_notifier.py
index 445b6ff3..914d6314 100644
--- a/tests/test_notifier.py
+++ b/tests/test_notifier.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class TestNotifier(unittest.TestCase):
             stdin_data=json.dumps(data),
             can_fail=True,
             return_stdout=False,
-            workdir=self.compose.paths.compose.topdir.return_value,
+            workdir=None,
             universal_newlines=True,
             show_cmd=True,
             logfile=self.logfile,