diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4042686f..083462ba 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ This is the rolling changelog for TShock for Terraria. Use past tense when addin
 * Use a string interpolation and escape single quotes when escaping tables (@drunderscore)
 * Removed obsolete resource files `TShockAPI/Resources.resx` and `TShockAPI/Resources.Designer.cs`. (@Arthri)
 * Fixed hardcore and mediumcore not banning on death when settings are enabled. This also alters the TSPlayer.Ban method to remove the force option which is no longer needed. (@SignatureBeef)
+* Plugins and ./bin dependencies are now loaded relative to the launcher, this improves the use of startup files (@SignatureBeef)
 
 ## TShock 4.5.18
 * Fixed `TSPlayer.GiveItem` not working if the player is in lava. (@gohjoseph)
diff --git a/TShockLauncher/Program.cs b/TShockLauncher/Program.cs
index 0410f341..1f47c837 100644
--- a/TShockLauncher/Program.cs
+++ b/TShockLauncher/Program.cs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Assembly? Default_Resolving(System.Runtime.Loader.AssemblyLoadContext arg1, Asse
 	if (arg2?.Name is null) return null;
 	if (_cache.TryGetValue(arg2.Name, out Assembly? asm) && asm is not null) return asm;
 
-	var loc = Path.Combine(Environment.CurrentDirectory, "bin", arg2.Name + ".dll");
+	var loc = Path.Combine(AppContext.BaseDirectory, "bin", arg2.Name + ".dll");
 	if (File.Exists(loc))
 		asm = arg1.LoadFromAssemblyPath(loc);