diff --git a/artifact/plugin.jelly b/artifact/plugin.jelly
index c36e86ed..e3b155c9 100644
--- a/artifact/plugin.jelly
+++ b/artifact/plugin.jelly
@@ -266,7 +266,14 @@
   <define:taglib uri="deploy">
     <define:tag name="artifact">
 
-      <ant:echo>DEPRECATED: use of deploy:artifact tag and the legacy deploy method are deprecated</ant:echo>
+      <ant:echo>
+        **********************************************************************************
+
+        DEPRECATED: use of deploy:artifact tag and the legacy deploy method are deprecated
+          Please specify the maven.repo.list and relevant properties instead
+
+        **********************************************************************************
+      </ant:echo>
 
       <!--
         ||
@@ -332,7 +339,7 @@
       
       <j:set var="assureDirectoryCommandX" value="${assureDirectoryCommand}X"/>
       <j:if test="${assureDirectoryCommandX != 'X'}">
-        <ant:exec dir="." executable="${commander}" failonerror="true">
+        <ant:exec dir="${basedir}" executable="${commander}" failonerror="true">
           <ant:arg line="${maven.ssh.args} -l ${username} ${siteAddress} '${assureDirectoryCommand} ${resolvedDirectory}'"/>
         </ant:exec>
       </j:if>
@@ -341,7 +348,7 @@
       <j:if test="${targetFilename != null}">
         <j:set var="args" value="${args}/${targetFilename}" />
       </j:if>
-      <ant:exec dir="." executable="${copier}" failonerror="true">
+      <ant:exec dir="${basedir}" executable="${copier}" failonerror="true">
         <ant:arg line="${args}" />
       </ant:exec>
     
@@ -365,7 +372,7 @@
           Executing ${siteCommand} with the username ${username} on ${siteAddress}
         </ant:echo>
         
-        <ant:exec dir="." executable="${commander}" failonerror="true">
+        <ant:exec dir="${basedir}" executable="${commander}" failonerror="true">
           <ant:arg line="${maven.ssh.args} -l ${username} ${siteAddress} '${siteCommand}'"/>
         </ant:exec>
 
diff --git a/artifact/xdocs/changes.xml b/artifact/xdocs/changes.xml
index b238b9a0..757bcf4e 100644
--- a/artifact/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/artifact/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
   </properties>
   <body>
     <release version="1.5-SNAPSHOT" date="in SVN">
+      <action dev="brett" type="update" issue="MPARTIFACT-48">Legacy method not executing from the correct directory</action>
       <action dev="brett" type="update" issue="MAVEN-1396">Replace bulk of code with Wagon</action>
     </release>
     <release version="1.4.1" date="2004-09-29">
