diff --git a/util/kustomize/kustomize.go b/util/kustomize/kustomize.go
index b6c0ff1788ca9..91d64cad79a15 100644
--- a/util/kustomize/kustomize.go
+++ b/util/kustomize/kustomize.go
@@ -296,6 +296,12 @@ func (k *kustomize) Build(opts *v1alpha1.ApplicationSourceKustomize, kustomizeOp
 		}
 	}
 
+	directory, err := os.Getwd() //get the current directory using the built-in function
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err) //print the error if obtained
+	}
+	fmt.Println("Current working directory:", directory)
+
 	var cmd *exec.Cmd
 	if kustomizeOptions != nil && kustomizeOptions.BuildOptions != "" {
 		params := parseKustomizeBuildOptions(k.path, kustomizeOptions.BuildOptions)