diff --git a/crates/goose-acp/src/server.rs b/crates/goose-acp/src/server.rs
index 87932bf9fa..5552b09f03 100644
--- a/crates/goose-acp/src/server.rs
+++ b/crates/goose-acp/src/server.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ pub struct GooseAcpAgent {
 pub struct GooseAcpConfig {
     pub provider: Arc<dyn goose::providers::base::Provider>,
     pub builtins: Vec<String>,
-    pub work_dir: std::path::PathBuf,
     pub data_dir: std::path::PathBuf,
     pub config_dir: std::path::PathBuf,
     pub goose_mode: goose::config::GooseMode,
@@ -308,7 +307,6 @@ impl GooseAcpAgent {
         Self::with_config(GooseAcpConfig {
             provider,
             builtins,
-            work_dir: std::env::current_dir().unwrap_or_default(),
             data_dir: Paths::data_dir(),
             config_dir: Paths::config_dir(),
             goose_mode,
@@ -689,7 +687,7 @@ impl GooseAcpAgent {
         let manager = self.agent.config.session_manager.clone();
         let goose_session = manager
             .create_session(
-                std::env::current_dir().unwrap_or_default(),
+                args.cwd.clone(),
                 "ACP Session".to_string(), // just an initial name - may be replaced by maybe_update_name
                 SessionType::User,
             )
diff --git a/crates/goose-acp/tests/server_test.rs b/crates/goose-acp/tests/server_test.rs
index 4df7b4e7ef..e04e01f772 100644
--- a/crates/goose-acp/tests/server_test.rs
+++ b/crates/goose-acp/tests/server_test.rs
@@ -260,7 +260,6 @@ async fn spawn_server_in_process(
     let config = GooseAcpConfig {
         provider: Arc::new(provider),
         builtins: builtins.iter().map(|s| s.to_string()).collect(),
-        work_dir: data_root.to_path_buf(),
         data_dir: data_root.to_path_buf(),
         config_dir: data_root.to_path_buf(),
         goose_mode,