diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 01e4c8e..f3ba78d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+## [1.0.9] - 03/09/2019
+* Added ability to define the working directory for the app to run the tests against
+
 ## [1.0.8] - 25/08/2019
 * Updated to latest dart_gherkin lib which now has support for 'Scenerio Outline' and 'Example' blocks
 
diff --git a/lib/src/flutter/flutter_run_process_handler.dart b/lib/src/flutter/flutter_run_process_handler.dart
index 139a2f6..82f1f8e 100644
--- a/lib/src/flutter/flutter_run_process_handler.dart
+++ b/lib/src/flutter/flutter_run_process_handler.dart
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ class FlutterRunProcessHandler extends ProcessHandler {
   Process _runningProcess;
   Stream<String> _processStdoutStream;
   List<StreamSubscription> _openSubscriptions = <StreamSubscription>[];
+  bool _buildApp = true;
   String _workingDirectory;
   String _appTarget;
-  bool _buildApp = true;
   String _buildFlavor;
   String _deviceTargetId;
   String currentObservatoryUri;
diff --git a/lib/src/flutter/flutter_test_configuration.dart b/lib/src/flutter/flutter_test_configuration.dart
index f3939f4..7ad6c59 100644
--- a/lib/src/flutter/flutter_test_configuration.dart
+++ b/lib/src/flutter/flutter_test_configuration.dart
@@ -23,7 +23,11 @@ class FlutterTestConfiguration extends TestConfiguration {
   /// Defaults to "lib/test_driver/app.dart"
   String targetAppPath = "lib/test_driver/app.dart";
 
-  /// The build flavor to run the tests against
+  /// Option to define the working directory for the process that runs the app under test (optional)
+  /// Handy if your app is seperated from your tests as flutter needs to be able to find a pubspec file
+  String targetAppWorkingDirecotry;
+
+  /// The build flavor to run the tests against (optional)
   /// Defaults to empty
   String buildFlavor = "";
 
diff --git a/lib/src/flutter/hooks/app_runner_hook.dart b/lib/src/flutter/hooks/app_runner_hook.dart
index c9d9097..ef6778e 100644
--- a/lib/src/flutter/hooks/app_runner_hook.dart
+++ b/lib/src/flutter/hooks/app_runner_hook.dart
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ class FlutterAppRunnerHook extends Hook {
   Future<void> _runApp(FlutterTestConfiguration config) async {
     _flutterRunProcessHandler = FlutterRunProcessHandler();
     _flutterRunProcessHandler.setApplicationTargetFile(config.targetAppPath);
+    _flutterRunProcessHandler
+        .setWorkingDirectory(config.targetAppWorkingDirecotry);
     _flutterRunProcessHandler
         .setBuildRequired(haveRunFirstScenario ? false : config.build);
     _flutterRunProcessHandler.setBuildFlavor(config.buildFlavor);
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 214eba6..aafaf45 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: flutter_gherkin
 description: A Gherkin / Cucumber parser and test runner for Dart and Flutter
-version: 1.0.8
+version: 1.0.9
 author: Jon Samwell <jonsamwell@gmail.com>
 homepage: https://github.com/jonsamwell/flutter_gherkin