diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c7258bdc..767c100a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -18,9 +18,11 @@ PIP           := pip
 SQLITE        := sqlite3
 TWINE         := twine
 
-RUN_DIR       ?= $(srcDir)
+RUN_DIR       ?= $(abspath $(srcDir))
 DB_NAME       ?= $(RUN_DIR)/db.sqlite
 
+$(info Path to python executable (i.e. PYTHON) while running make: $(shell which $(PYTHON)))
+
 MANAGE        := TESTSITE_SETTINGS_LOCATION=$(CONFIG_DIR) RUN_DIR=$(RUN_DIR) $(PYTHON) manage.py
 
 # Django 1.7,1.8 sync tables without migrations by default while Django 1.9