diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8d8813e1..27a48284 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ _checkouts
 .rebar3
 rebar3
 rebar3.cmd
+rebar3.ps1
 _build
 .depsolver_plt
 *.beam
diff --git a/rebar3.ps1 b/rebar3.ps1
deleted file mode 100644
index bb3c7a97..00000000
--- a/rebar3.ps1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-& escript.exe (Get-Item $PSCommandPath).Basename @args
diff --git a/src/rebar_prv_escriptize.erl b/src/rebar_prv_escriptize.erl
index 858e86b2..9399a5bf 100644
--- a/src/rebar_prv_escriptize.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_prv_escriptize.erl
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ write_windows_scripts(Target, Wrappers) ->
 
 write_windows_script(Target, "powershell") ->
     CmdPath = unicode:characters_to_list(Target) ++ ".ps1",
-    CmdScript="& escript.exe (Get-Item $PSCommandPath).Basename @args\r\n",
+    CmdScript="& escript.exe \"$PSScriptRoot\\$((Get-Item $PSCommandPath).Basename)\" @args\r\n",
     ok = file:write_file(CmdPath, CmdScript);
 write_windows_script(Target, _) ->
     CmdPath = unicode:characters_to_list(Target) ++ ".cmd",