diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
index 4d4c4946..a3494e7a 100644
--- a/.appveyor.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ before_build:
   - cd mysqlcpp
   - cmake --version
   - git clone https://github.com/mysql/mysql-connector-cpp
+  - cd mysql-connector-cpp
   - git checkout 1.1
+  - cd ..
   - cmake mysql-connector-cpp/. -DWITH_BOOST=C:\\Libraries\\boost_1_60_0
   - cmake --build . --target ALL_BUILD  --config RelWithDebInfo
   - cd c:\projects\sapphire