diff --git a/autoload/latex/complete.vim b/autoload/latex/complete.vim
index bbee4d4..ec6d9e6 100644
--- a/autoload/latex/complete.vim
+++ b/autoload/latex/complete.vim
@@ -159,17 +159,11 @@ function! s:bibtex_search(regexp) " {{{1
           \ '\bibdata{' . bibdata . '}',
           \ ], tmp.aux)
 
-    " Define the bibtex command that is used to create the bbl file.
-    " Note: Special care is needed on windows
-    let cmd = 'bibtex -terse ' . tmp.aux
-    if has('win32')
-      let cmd = 'cd ' . g:latex#data[b:latex.id].root . ' & ' . cmd
-    endif
-
     " Create the temporary bbl file
     let exe = {}
-    let exe.cmd = cmd
+    let exe.cmd = 'bibtex -terse ' . tmp.aux
     let exe.bg = 0
+    let exe.wd = g:latex#data[b:latex.id].root
     call latex#util#execute(exe)
 
     " Parse temporary bbl file
diff --git a/autoload/latex/util.vim b/autoload/latex/util.vim
index 28ab8f8..531c896 100644
--- a/autoload/latex/util.vim
+++ b/autoload/latex/util.vim
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ function! latex#util#execute(exe) " {{{1
   "   exe.cmd     String          String that contains the command to run
   "   exe.bg      0 or 1          Run in background or not
   "   exe.null    0 or 1          Send output to /dev/null
+  "   exe.wd      String          Run command in provided working directory
   "
   " Only exe.cmd is required.
   "
@@ -113,6 +114,12 @@ function! latex#util#execute(exe) " {{{1
   let bg   = has_key(a:exe, 'bg')   ? a:exe.bg   : 1
   let null = has_key(a:exe, 'null') ? a:exe.null : 1
 
+  " Change directory if wanted
+  if has_key(a:exe, 'wd')
+    let pwd = getcwd()
+    execute 'lcd ' . a:exe.wd
+  endif
+
   " Set up command string based on the given system
   if has('win32')
     if bg
@@ -135,6 +142,11 @@ function! latex#util#execute(exe) " {{{1
 
   silent execute cmd
 
+  " Return to previous working directory
+  if has_key(a:exe, 'wd')
+    execute 'lcd ' . pwd
+  endif
+
   if !has("gui_running")
     redraw!
   endif