diff --git a/packages/amplify-app/src/framework-config-mapping.js b/packages/amplify-app/src/framework-config-mapping.js
index 9dc0b3672a9..4f1fa982c42 100644
--- a/packages/amplify-app/src/framework-config-mapping.js
+++ b/packages/amplify-app/src/framework-config-mapping.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const vueConfig = {
 };
 
 const emberConfig = {
-  SourceDir: '/',
+  SourceDir: './',
   DistributionDir: 'dist',
   BuildCommand: `${npm} run-script build -- -e production`,
   StartCommand: `${npm} run-script start`,
diff --git a/packages/amplify-codegen/src/callbacks/postPushCallback.js b/packages/amplify-codegen/src/callbacks/postPushCallback.js
index 4b0c5078b88..1b344ac14b8 100644
--- a/packages/amplify-codegen/src/callbacks/postPushCallback.js
+++ b/packages/amplify-codegen/src/callbacks/postPushCallback.js
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+const path = require('path');
+const { pathManager } = require('amplify-cli-core');
+
 const loadConfig = require('../codegen-config');
 const generateStatements = require('../commands/statements');
 const generateTypes = require('../commands/types');
@@ -10,25 +13,32 @@ async function postPushCallback(context, graphQLConfig) {
     return;
   }
 
-  if (!graphQLConfig.gqlConfig.schema) {
-    const config = loadConfig(context);
-    const schemaLocation = getSchemaDownloadLocation(context);
+  try {
+    if (!graphQLConfig.gqlConfig.schema) {
+      const config = loadConfig(context);
 
-    const newProject = graphQLConfig.gqlConfig;
-    newProject.schema = schemaLocation;
-    config.addProject(newProject);
-    config.save();
-  }
-  const apis = getAppSyncAPIDetails(context);
+      const projectPath = pathManager.findProjectRoot() || process.cwd();
+      const schemaLocation = path.join(projectPath, getSchemaDownloadLocation(context));
 
-  await downloadIntrospectionSchema(context, apis[0].id, graphQLConfig.gqlConfig.schema);
-  if (graphQLConfig.shouldGenerateDocs) {
-    await generateStatements(context);
-  }
-  if (graphQLConfig.shouldGenerateModels) {
-    await generateModels(context);
+      const newProject = graphQLConfig.gqlConfig;
+      newProject.schema = schemaLocation;
+      config.addProject(newProject);
+      config.save();
+    }
+    const apis = getAppSyncAPIDetails(context);
+
+    await downloadIntrospectionSchema(context, apis[0].id, graphQLConfig.gqlConfig.schema);
+    if (graphQLConfig.shouldGenerateDocs) {
+      await generateStatements(context);
+    }
+    if (graphQLConfig.shouldGenerateModels) {
+      await generateModels(context);
+    }
+    await generateTypes(context);
+  } catch (error) {
+    // Code Generation failure should not result in actual push failure
+    context.print.warning(`Code generation failed with the following error \n${error.message}.`);
   }
-  await generateTypes(context);
 }
 
 module.exports = postPushCallback;
diff --git a/packages/amplify-codegen/src/utils/getSchemaDownloadLocation.js b/packages/amplify-codegen/src/utils/getSchemaDownloadLocation.js
index d62e77d819b..056e20f5783 100644
--- a/packages/amplify-codegen/src/utils/getSchemaDownloadLocation.js
+++ b/packages/amplify-codegen/src/utils/getSchemaDownloadLocation.js
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 const path = require('path');
+const { pathManager } = require('amplify-cli-core');
 
 const getAndroidResDir = require('./getAndroidResDir');
 const getFrontEndHandler = require('./getFrontEndHandler');
 
+function isSubDirectory(parent, pathToCheck) {
+  const relative = path.relative(parent, pathToCheck);
+  return relative && !relative.startsWith('..') && !path.isAbsolute(relative);
+}
 function getSchemaDownloadLocation(context) {
   let downloadDir;
   try {
@@ -18,6 +23,10 @@ function getSchemaDownloadLocation(context) {
     const outputPath = frontEnd === 'javascript' ? sourceDir : '';
     downloadDir = path.join(outputPath, 'graphql');
   }
+
+  const projectRoot = pathManager.findProjectRoot();
+  // Downloaded schema should always be inside the project dir so the project is self contained
+  downloadDir = isSubDirectory(projectRoot, path.resolve(downloadDir)) ? downloadDir : path.join(projectRoot, downloadDir);
   return path.join(downloadDir, 'schema.json');
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/amplify-codegen/tests/callbacks/postPushCallback.test.js b/packages/amplify-codegen/tests/callbacks/postPushCallback.test.js
index 12dbdfeebcb..c7c21abe319 100644
--- a/packages/amplify-codegen/tests/callbacks/postPushCallback.test.js
+++ b/packages/amplify-codegen/tests/callbacks/postPushCallback.test.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+const path = require('path');
+const { pathManager } = require('amplify-cli-core');
 const loadConfig = require('../../src/codegen-config');
 const { downloadIntrospectionSchema, getAppSyncAPIDetails, getSchemaDownloadLocation } = require('../../src/utils');
 const generateStatements = require('../../src/commands/statements');
@@ -10,6 +12,7 @@ const MOCK_CONTEXT = {
   },
 };
 
+jest.mock('amplify-cli-core');
 jest.mock('../../src/codegen-config');
 jest.mock('../../src/utils');
 jest.mock('../../src/commands/statements');
@@ -19,6 +22,7 @@ const MOCK_PROJECT_NAME = 'MOCK_PROJECT';
 const MOCK_API_ID = 'MOCK_API_ID';
 const MOCK_API_ENDPOINT = 'MOCK_API_ENDPOINT';
 
+const MOCK_PATH_MANAGER_PROJECT_ROOT = '/project';
 const MOCK_SELECTED_PROJECT = {
   projectName: MOCK_PROJECT_NAME,
   id: MOCK_API_ID,
@@ -42,6 +46,7 @@ const LOAD_CONFIG_METHODS = {
 describe('Callback - Post Push update AppSync API', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     jest.resetAllMocks();
+    pathManager.findProjectRoot.mockReturnValue(MOCK_PATH_MANAGER_PROJECT_ROOT);
     loadConfig.mockReturnValue(LOAD_CONFIG_METHODS);
     getAppSyncAPIDetails.mockReturnValue(MOCK_PROJECTS);
     getSchemaDownloadLocation.mockReturnValue(MOCK_SCHEMA_DOWNLOAD_LOCATION);
@@ -52,7 +57,11 @@ describe('Callback - Post Push update AppSync API', () => {
     expect(loadConfig).toHaveBeenCalledWith(MOCK_CONTEXT);
     expect(getAppSyncAPIDetails).toHaveBeenCalledWith(MOCK_CONTEXT);
     expect(getSchemaDownloadLocation).toHaveBeenCalledWith(MOCK_CONTEXT);
-    expect(downloadIntrospectionSchema).toHaveBeenCalledWith(MOCK_CONTEXT, MOCK_API_ID, MOCK_SCHEMA_DOWNLOAD_LOCATION);
+    expect(downloadIntrospectionSchema).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      MOCK_CONTEXT,
+      MOCK_API_ID,
+      path.join(MOCK_PATH_MANAGER_PROJECT_ROOT, MOCK_SCHEMA_DOWNLOAD_LOCATION),
+    );
     expect(LOAD_CONFIG_METHODS.addProject).toHaveBeenCalled();
     const newProject = LOAD_CONFIG_METHODS.addProject.mock.calls[0][0];
     expect(newProject).toEqual({
@@ -60,7 +69,7 @@ describe('Callback - Post Push update AppSync API', () => {
       amplifyExtension: {
         ...MOCK_GRAPHQL_CONFIG.gqlConfig.amplifyExtension,
       },
-      schema: MOCK_SCHEMA_DOWNLOAD_LOCATION,
+      schema: path.join(MOCK_PATH_MANAGER_PROJECT_ROOT, MOCK_SCHEMA_DOWNLOAD_LOCATION),
     });
     expect(generateTypes).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     expect(generateStatements).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
diff --git a/packages/amplify-codegen/tests/utils/getSchemaDownloadLocation.test.js b/packages/amplify-codegen/tests/utils/getSchemaDownloadLocation.test.js
index b8a906853d8..bc30f2dc896 100644
--- a/packages/amplify-codegen/tests/utils/getSchemaDownloadLocation.test.js
+++ b/packages/amplify-codegen/tests/utils/getSchemaDownloadLocation.test.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const { join, dirname } = require('path');
+const { pathManager } = require('amplify-cli-core');
 
 const getSchemaDownloadLocation = require('../../src/utils/getSchemaDownloadLocation');
 const getAndroidResDir = require('../../src/utils/getAndroidResDir');
@@ -6,6 +7,7 @@ const getFrontendHandler = require('../../src/utils/getFrontEndHandler');
 
 jest.mock('../../src/utils/getAndroidResDir');
 jest.mock('../../src/utils/getFrontEndHandler');
+jest.mock('amplify-cli-core');
 
 let mockContext;
 const mockProjectConfigDefault = 'MOCK_PROJECT_CONFIG';
@@ -19,12 +21,14 @@ const mockProjectConfig = {
 };
 const mockResDir = 'MOCK_RES_DIR/Res';
 const mockAPIName = 'FooAPI';
+const mockProjectRoot = '/home/user/project/proj1';
 
 const mockGetProjectConfigDefault = jest.fn();
 const mockGetProjectConfig = jest.fn();
 describe('getSchemaDownloadLocation', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     jest.resetAllMocks();
+    pathManager.findProjectRoot.mockReturnValue(mockProjectRoot);
     mockGetProjectConfigDefault.mockReturnValue(mockProjectConfigDefault);
     mockGetProjectConfig.mockReturnValue(mockProjectConfig);
     getAndroidResDir.mockImplementation(() => {
@@ -40,7 +44,7 @@ describe('getSchemaDownloadLocation', () => {
       },
     };
     const downloadLocation = getSchemaDownloadLocation(mockContext);
-    expect(downloadLocation).toEqual(join('src', 'graphql', 'schema.json'));
+    expect(downloadLocation).toEqual(join(mockProjectRoot, 'src', 'graphql', 'schema.json'));
   });
 
   it('should use the defined project config directory when used in JS frontend', () => {
@@ -50,7 +54,7 @@ describe('getSchemaDownloadLocation', () => {
       },
     };
     const downloadLocation = getSchemaDownloadLocation(mockContext);
-    expect(downloadLocation).toEqual(join('web-client', 'src', 'graphql', 'schema.json'));
+    expect(downloadLocation).toEqual(join(mockProjectRoot, 'web-client', 'src', 'graphql', 'schema.json'));
   });
 
   it('should use the graphql directory when used in iOS frontend', () => {
@@ -61,7 +65,7 @@ describe('getSchemaDownloadLocation', () => {
     };
     getFrontendHandler.mockReturnValue('iOS');
     const downloadLocation = getSchemaDownloadLocation(mockContext);
-    expect(downloadLocation).toEqual(join('graphql', 'schema.json'));
+    expect(downloadLocation).toEqual(join(mockProjectRoot, 'graphql', 'schema.json'));
   });
 
   it('should use main directory in Android', () => {
@@ -72,6 +76,17 @@ describe('getSchemaDownloadLocation', () => {
     };
     getAndroidResDir.mockReturnValue(mockResDir);
     const downloadLocation = getSchemaDownloadLocation(mockContext);
-    expect(downloadLocation).toEqual(join(dirname(mockResDir), 'graphql', 'schema.json'));
+    expect(downloadLocation).toEqual(join(mockProjectRoot, dirname(mockResDir), 'graphql', 'schema.json'));
+  });
+
+  it('should return the download location inside the project root', () => {
+    mockContext = {
+      amplify: {
+        getProjectConfig: mockGetProjectConfig,
+      },
+    };
+    getAndroidResDir.mockReturnValue(mockResDir);
+    const downloadLocation = getSchemaDownloadLocation(mockContext);
+    expect(downloadLocation).toContain(mockProjectRoot);
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/amplify-frontend-javascript/lib/framework-config-mapping.js b/packages/amplify-frontend-javascript/lib/framework-config-mapping.js
index cf42a27cfc4..4c57dfb0e2a 100644
--- a/packages/amplify-frontend-javascript/lib/framework-config-mapping.js
+++ b/packages/amplify-frontend-javascript/lib/framework-config-mapping.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ const vueConfig = {
 };
 
 const emberConfig = {
-  SourceDir: '/',
+  SourceDir: './',
   DistributionDir: 'dist',
   BuildCommand: `${npm} run-script build -- -e production`,
   StartCommand: `${npm} run-script start`,