diff --git a/internal/worker.zsh b/internal/worker.zsh
index 644d74c6..fb554907 100644
--- a/internal/worker.zsh
+++ b/internal/worker.zsh
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ function _p9k_worker_start() {
       else
         exec 2>/dev/null
       fi
+      cd /                               || return
       zmodload zsh/zselect               || return
       ! { zselect -t0 || (( $? != 1 )) } || return
       local _p9k_worker_pgid=$sysparams[pid]