diff --git a/app/just_testing.sh b/app/just_testing.sh
index c3bd8da..2c22393 100755
--- a/app/just_testing.sh
+++ b/app/just_testing.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+
+current_directory=$(pwd)
+require_target_directory="neatoDeploy/app"
+
+if [[ ! $current_directory == *$require_target_directory ]]; then
+   /usr/bin/echo "Only run from neatoDeploy/app github repo dir!"
+   /usr/bin/echo "please cd into neatoDeploy/app first!"
+   exit 1
+fi
+
 if [ ! -L deploy_files ]; then
    ln -s ../deploy_files .
 fi