diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/home-automation/home-assistant.nix b/nixos/modules/services/home-automation/home-assistant.nix
index 6ffe314d4574..c7b28b910515 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/home-automation/home-assistant.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/home-automation/home-assistant.nix
@@ -655,6 +655,7 @@ in {
         ExecReload = "${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID";
         User = "hass";
         Group = "hass";
+        WorkingDirectory = cfg.configDir;
         Restart = "on-failure";
         RestartForceExitStatus = "100";
         SuccessExitStatus = "100";