diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a1f20a1..08e786d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ ENHANCEMENTS:
 
 BUG FIXES:
 
-Add `state` parameter to package module in Molecule verification tests.
+*   Add `state` parameter to package module in Molecule verification tests.
+*   Change the command directory when running the NGINX configuration check handler to prevent edge case errors when the handler is run from a directory that the NGINX process' user does not have access to.
 
 ## 0.19.1 (January 11, 2021)
 
diff --git a/handlers/main.yml b/handlers/main.yml
index 76a99d9..64ba883 100644
--- a/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/handlers/main.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 
 - name: (Handler) Check NGINX
   command: nginx -t
+  args:
+    chdir: /etc/nginx/
   register: config_check
   ignore_errors: yes
   check_mode: no