diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 3755595f7..d9592a9d1 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ COPY --from=builder /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certifi
 
 RUN mkdir -p /home/picoclaw && chown picoclaw:picoclaw /home/picoclaw
 
+WORKDIR /home/picoclaw
+
 # Health check
 # BusyBox (Alpine default) already provides wget, no extra package needed
 # Consider replacing with application-level health command in the future.