diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/read-dir/examples/index.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/read-dir/examples/index.js
index 244a18f2d158..72153d663af6 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/read-dir/examples/index.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/read-dir/examples/index.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ var readDir = require( './../lib' );
 
 /* Sync */
 
-var out = readDir.sync( __dirname );
+var out = readDir.sync( process.cwd() );
 // returns <Array>
 
 console.log( out instanceof Error );
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ out = readDir.sync( 'beepboop' );
 // returns <Error>
 
 console.log( out instanceof Error );
-// => true
+// => false
 
 /* Async */
 
-readDir( __dirname, onRead );
+readDir( process.cwd(), onRead );
 readDir( 'beepboop', onRead );
 
 function onRead( error, data ) {