diff --git a/.github/workflows/torch-inductor/scripts/install_torchinductor.sh b/.github/workflows/torch-inductor/scripts/install_torchinductor.sh
index 18bea1f1716f..c9dad950f581 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/torch-inductor/scripts/install_torchinductor.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/torch-inductor/scripts/install_torchinductor.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# remember where we started
-ROOT="$(pwd)"
 MODEL_SPEC=$1
 
 # torchinductor venv
@@ -29,15 +27,15 @@ pip3 install --force-reinstall torchtext
 # pytorch nightly
 pip3 install --force-reinstall --pre torch torchvision torchaudio torchrec --extra-index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/nightly/cu121
 # pytorch source to get torchbench for dynamo
-cd /tmp || exit
+pushd /tmp || exit
 # cleanup old pytorch
 rm -rf pytorch
 git clone --recursive https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch
-cd pytorch || exit
+pushd pytorch || exit
 # if you are updating an existing checkout
 git submodule sync
 git submodule update --init --recursive
-cd ..
+popd || exit
 
 # required packages
 # https://github.com/pytorch/benchmark/blob/main/docker/gcp-a100-runner-dind.dockerfile#L17
@@ -50,9 +48,9 @@ if [ "$MODEL_SPEC" == "torchbench" ] || [ "$MODEL_SPEC" != "all" ]; then
 	rm -rf benchmark
 	pip3 install pyyaml
 	git clone https://github.com/pytorch/benchmark.git
-	cd benchmark || exit
+	pushd benchmark || exit
 	python3 install.py
-	cd ..
+	popd || exit
 fi
 
 # timm
@@ -60,9 +58,9 @@ if [ "$MODEL_SPEC" == "timm_models" ] || [ "$MODEL_SPEC" != "all" ]; then
 	# clean up old timm
 	rm -rf pytorch-image-models
 	git clone https://github.com/huggingface/pytorch-image-models.git
-	cd pytorch-image-models || exit
+	pushd pytorch-image-models || exit
 	pip3 install -e .
-	cd ..
+	popd || exit
 fi
 
 # clean up cache
@@ -71,4 +69,4 @@ rm -rf ~/.triton/cache
 rm -rf "$TEST_REPORTS_DIR"
 
 # go back to where we started
-cd "$ROOT" || exit
+popd || exit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/torch-inductor/scripts/install_triton.sh b/.github/workflows/torch-inductor/scripts/install_triton.sh
index 43367a02f527..0988b69b81dd 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/torch-inductor/scripts/install_triton.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/torch-inductor/scripts/install_triton.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# remember where we started
-ROOT="$(pwd)"
-
 # shellcheck source=/dev/null
 source /tmp/torchinductor_venv/bin/activate
 # shellcheck source=/dev/null
@@ -12,7 +9,7 @@ source ./.github/workflows/torch-inductor/scripts/common.sh
 pip3 install --upgrade cmake ninja lit
 
 # build our own triton and preserve the wheel build for later re-use in this test run.
-cd python || exit
+pushd python || exit
 pip3 uninstall pytorch-triton -y
 rm -rf build dist
 python3 setup.py bdist_wheel
@@ -22,4 +19,4 @@ pip3 install dist/triton*.whl
 rm -rf ~/.triton/cache
 
 # go back to where we started
-cd "$ROOT" || exit
+popd || exit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/torch-inductor/scripts/run_torchinductor_acc.sh b/.github/workflows/torch-inductor/scripts/run_torchinductor_acc.sh
index aefd798f39ff..7506bd705e89 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/torch-inductor/scripts/run_torchinductor_acc.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/torch-inductor/scripts/run_torchinductor_acc.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ pip3 install --upgrade z3-solver
 
 # Install our own triton.
 pip3 uninstall pytorch-triton -y
-cd $ROOT/python || exit
+pushd python || exit
 if [ -d "./dist" ]; then
   pip3 install dist/triton*.whl
 else
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ else
   pip3 install -e .
 fi
 
-cd "$PYTORCH_DIR" || exit
+pushd "$PYTORCH_DIR" || exit
 TEST_REPORTS_DIR=$TEST_REPORTS_DIR/acc
 mkdir -p "$TEST_REPORTS_DIR"
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ for model in "${MODELS[@]}"; do
     --output "$TEST_REPORTS_DIR"/dynamic_shapes_"$model".csv
 done
 
-cd "$ROOT" || exit
+popd || exit
 for model in "${MODELS[@]}"; do
   if [ "$model" != "$MODEL_SPEC" ] && [ "$MODEL_SPEC" != "all" ]; then
     continue
@@ -52,4 +52,4 @@ for model in "${MODELS[@]}"; do
 done
 
 # go back to where we started
-cd "$ROOT" || exit
+popd || exit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/torch-inductor/scripts/run_torchinductor_perf.sh b/.github/workflows/torch-inductor/scripts/run_torchinductor_perf.sh
index 35853d97c8fe..151cba380faa 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/torch-inductor/scripts/run_torchinductor_perf.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/torch-inductor/scripts/run_torchinductor_perf.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ source "$INDUCTOR"/scripts/common.sh
 sudo nvidia-smi -i 0 -pm 1
 sudo nvidia-smi -i 0 --lock-gpu-clocks=1350,1350
 
-cd "$PYTORCH_DIR" || exit
+pushd "$PYTORCH_DIR" || exit
 TRITON_TEST_REPORTS_DIR=$TEST_REPORTS_DIR/perf
 BASE_TEST_REPORTS_DIR=$TEST_REPORTS_DIR/acc
 mkdir -p "$TRITON_TEST_REPORTS_DIR"
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ done
 # uninstall pytorch-triton
 pip3 uninstall pytorch-triton -y
 
-cd "$ROOT" || exit
+popd || exit
 for model in "${MODELS[@]}"; do
   if [ "$model" != "$MODEL_SPEC" ] && [ "$MODEL_SPEC" != "all" ]; then
     continue
@@ -68,4 +68,4 @@ done
 sudo nvidia-smi -i 0 -rgc
 
 # go back to where we started
-cd "$ROOT" || exit
+popd || exit