Make the validator work even when you're not in the project directory.

lib/compass/commands/validate_project.rb

@@ -31,8 +31,10 @@ module Compass
       def perform
         require 'compass/validator'
         UpdateProject.new(working_path, options).perform
+        Dir.chdir Compass.configuration.project_path do
           Validator.new(project_css_subdirectory).validate()
         end
+      end
 
       class << self