diff --git a/jupyterhub/base/Dockerfile b/jupyterhub/base/Dockerfile
index c8e927d630b3b6f8400c8abfbbbae69d619bd97d..5392c3bc2d18ad9fcda2296292533ba4063d06b8 100755
--- a/jupyterhub/base/Dockerfile
+++ b/jupyterhub/base/Dockerfile
@@ -79,5 +79,5 @@ ENV JUPYTERLAB_WORKSPACES_DIR=/root/.config/jupyter/lab/workspaces
 RUN chmod -x /etc/update-motd.d/*
 RUN mkdir /data
 
-WORKDIR "/data"
+WORKDIR "/root"
 CMD [ "jupyterhub-singleuser" ]