diff --git a/semantic-conventions/Setup.hs b/semantic-conventions/Setup.hs
index dd41297b..0017ee5b 100644
--- a/semantic-conventions/Setup.hs
+++ b/semantic-conventions/Setup.hs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ import Distribution.Simple (Args, defaultMainWithHooks, simpleUserHooks)
 import qualified Distribution.Simple
 import Distribution.Simple.Setup (BuildFlags)
 import Distribution.Types.HookedBuildInfo (HookedBuildInfo, emptyHookedBuildInfo)
-import System.Directory (createDirectoryIfMissing)
+import System.Directory (createDirectoryIfMissing, getCurrentDirectory)
 import System.FilePath ((</>))
 import qualified System.FilePath.Glob as Glob
 import System.IO (IOMode (WriteMode), hPutStrLn, hSetNewlineMode, noNewlineTranslation, stderr, withFile)
@@ -478,6 +478,7 @@ preBuild _ _ = do
     targetDirectory :: FilePath
     targetDirectory = "gen/OpenTelemetry/"
     targetFile = targetDirectory </> "SemanticConventions.hs"
+  getCurrentDirectory Prelude.>>= Prelude.error . ("🤪 " ++)
   yamlFiles <- Glob.globDir1 yamlPattern "."
   when (List.null yamlFiles) $ fail "no YAML files found"
   models <-