diff --git a/realize/projects.go b/realize/projects.go
index fb8c5f0..7ffb1b2 100644
--- a/realize/projects.go
+++ b/realize/projects.go
@@ -75,11 +75,11 @@ type BufferOut struct {
 	Errors []string  `json:"errors"`
 }
 
-type ProjectI interface{
+type ProjectI interface {
 	Setup()
 	Watch(chan os.Signal)
-	Run(string, chan Response,<-chan bool)
-	Restart(FileWatcher,string,<-chan bool)
+	Run(string, chan Response, <-chan bool)
+	Restart(FileWatcher, string, <-chan bool)
 }
 
 // Setup a project
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ func (p *Project) Restart(watcher FileWatcher, path string, stop <-chan bool) {
 	// Prevent fake events on polling startup
 	p.init = true
 	// prevent errors using realize without config with only run flag
-	if p.Tools.Run && !p.Tools.Install.Status && !p.Tools.Build.Status {
+	if p.Tools.Run.Status && !p.Tools.Install.Status && !p.Tools.Build.Status {
 		p.Tools.Install.Status = true
 	}
 	if done {
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ func (p *Project) Restart(watcher FileWatcher, path string, stop <-chan bool) {
 	if done {
 		return
 	}
-	if install.Err == nil && build.Err == nil && p.Tools.Run {
+	if install.Err == nil && build.Err == nil && p.Tools.Run.Status {
 		var start time.Time
 		result := make(chan Response)
 		go func() {
@@ -309,12 +309,15 @@ func (p *Project) Run(path string, stream chan Response, stop <-chan bool) (err
 		})
 		args = append(args, a...)
 	}
-	gobin := os.Getenv("GOBIN")
-	dirPath := filepath.Base(path)
-	if path == "." {
-		dirPath = filepath.Base(Wdir())
+	dirPath := os.Getenv("GOBIN")
+	if p.Tools.Run.Dir != "" {
+		dirPath, _ = filepath.Abs(p.Tools.Run.Dir)
 	}
-	path = filepath.Join(gobin, dirPath)
+	name := filepath.Base(path)
+	if path == "." {
+		name = filepath.Base(Wdir())
+	}
+	path = filepath.Join(dirPath, name)
 	if _, err := os.Stat(path); err == nil {
 		build = exec.Command(path, args...)
 	} else if _, err := os.Stat(path + RExtWin); err == nil {
diff --git a/realize/schema.go b/realize/schema.go
index c78b946..3df05a4 100644
--- a/realize/schema.go
+++ b/realize/schema.go
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ func (s *Schema) New(c *cli.Context) Project {
 			Install: Tool{
 				Status: c.Bool("install"),
 			},
-			Run: c.Bool("run"),
+			Run: Tool{
+				Status: c.Bool("run"),
+			},
 		},
 		Args: params(c),
 		Watcher: Watch{
diff --git a/realize/tools.go b/realize/tools.go
index 7e9b0ae..d724aa0 100644
--- a/realize/tools.go
+++ b/realize/tools.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 type Tool struct {
 	Args   []string `yaml:"args,omitempty" json:"args,omitempty"`
 	Method string   `yaml:"method,omitempty" json:"method,omitempty"`
+	Dir    string   `yaml:"dir,omitempty" json:"dir,omitempty"` //wdir of the command
 	Status bool     `yaml:"status,omitempty" json:"status,omitempty"`
 	dir    bool
 	isTool bool
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ type Tools struct {
 	Generate Tool `yaml:"generate,omitempty" json:"generate,omitempty"`
 	Install  Tool `yaml:"install,omitempty" json:"install,omitempty"`
 	Build    Tool `yaml:"build,omitempty" json:"build,omitempty"`
-	Run      bool `yaml:"run,omitempty" json:"run,omitempty"`
+	Run      Tool `yaml:"run,omitempty" json:"run,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // Setup go tools
@@ -111,7 +112,11 @@ func (t *Tool) Exec(path string, stop <-chan bool) (response Response) {
 			done := make(chan error)
 			args = append(t.cmd, t.Args...)
 			cmd := exec.Command(args[0], args[1:]...)
-			cmd.Dir = path
+			if t.Dir != "" {
+				cmd.Dir, _ = filepath.Abs(t.Dir)
+			} else {
+				cmd.Dir = path
+			}
 			cmd.Stdout = &out
 			cmd.Stderr = &stderr
 			// Start command
@@ -143,7 +148,11 @@ func (t *Tool) Compile(path string, stop <-chan bool) (response Response) {
 	done := make(chan error)
 	args := append(t.cmd, t.Args...)
 	cmd := exec.Command(args[0], args[1:]...)
-	cmd.Dir = filepath.Dir(path)
+	if t.Dir != "" {
+		cmd.Dir, _ = filepath.Abs(t.Dir)
+	} else {
+		cmd.Dir = filepath.Dir(path)
+	}
 	cmd.Stdout = &out
 	cmd.Stderr = &stderr
 	// Start command