diff --git a/platform/app/routes/proxy.py b/platform/app/routes/proxy.py
index 3b009e733..5a5339c63 100644
--- a/platform/app/routes/proxy.py
+++ b/platform/app/routes/proxy.py
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ def _start_hermes_terminal_socket(container_id_or_name: str, command: str):
         stderr=True,
         tty=True,
         socket=True,
-        workdir="/workspace",
+        workdir="/opt/data",
     )
     return getattr(result, "output", result[1] if isinstance(result, tuple) else result)