diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/tools/handlers/unified_exec.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/tools/handlers/unified_exec.rs
index 728f183ab0..cb08851b7b 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/tools/handlers/unified_exec.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/tools/handlers/unified_exec.rs
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ impl ToolHandler for UnifiedExecHandler {
                             environment: tool_environment.environment,
                             yield_time_ms,
                             max_output_tokens,
-                            workdir,
+                            workdir: Some(cwd.clone()),
                             network: context.turn.network.clone(),
                             tty,
                             sandbox_permissions: effective_additional_permissions