diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/util/TerminalLauncherManager.java b/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/util/TerminalLauncherManager.java
index aa0d56e3c..404f43c97 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/util/TerminalLauncherManager.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/util/TerminalLauncherManager.java
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ package io.xpipe.app.util;
 import io.xpipe.beacon.ClientException;
 import io.xpipe.beacon.ServerException;
 import io.xpipe.core.process.ProcessControl;
+import io.xpipe.core.process.ShellControl;
 import io.xpipe.core.process.TerminalInitScriptConfig;
+import io.xpipe.core.util.FailableFunction;
 import lombok.Setter;
 import lombok.Value;
 import lombok.experimental.NonFinal;
@@ -20,9 +22,21 @@ public class TerminalLauncherManager {
 
     private static void prepare(
             ProcessControl processControl, TerminalInitScriptConfig config, String directory, Entry entry) {
+        FailableFunction<ShellControl, String, Exception> workingDirectory = sc -> {
+            if (directory == null) {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            if (!sc.getShellDialect().directoryExists(sc,directory).executeAndCheck()) {
+                return sc.getOsType().getFallbackWorkingDirectory();
+            }
+
+            return directory;
+        };
+
         try {
             var file = ScriptHelper.createLocalExecScript(
-                    processControl.prepareTerminalOpen(config, directory != null ? var1 -> directory : null));
+                    processControl.prepareTerminalOpen(config, workingDirectory));
             entry.setResult(new ResultSuccess(Path.of(file)));
         } catch (Exception e) {
             entry.setResult(new ResultFailure(e));
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/io/xpipe/core/process/OsType.java b/core/src/main/java/io/xpipe/core/process/OsType.java
index 30992b951..2676b8d4b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/io/xpipe/core/process/OsType.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/io/xpipe/core/process/OsType.java
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ public interface OsType {
         }
     }
 
+    String getFallbackWorkingDirectory();
+
     List<String> determineInterestingPaths(ShellControl pc) throws Exception;
 
     String getHomeDirectory(ShellControl pc) throws Exception;
@@ -54,6 +56,11 @@ public interface OsType {
 
     final class Windows implements OsType, Local, Any {
 
+        @Override
+        public String getFallbackWorkingDirectory() {
+            return "C:\\";
+        }
+
         @Override
         public List<String> determineInterestingPaths(ShellControl pc) throws Exception {
             var home = getHomeDirectory(pc);
@@ -116,6 +123,11 @@ public interface OsType {
 
     class Unix implements OsType {
 
+        @Override
+        public String getFallbackWorkingDirectory() {
+            return "/";
+        }
+
         @Override
         public List<String> determineInterestingPaths(ShellControl pc) throws Exception {
             var home = getHomeDirectory(pc);
@@ -198,6 +210,11 @@ public interface OsType {
 
     final class MacOs implements OsType, Local, Any {
 
+        @Override
+        public String getFallbackWorkingDirectory() {
+            return "/";
+        }
+
         @Override
         public List<String> determineInterestingPaths(ShellControl pc) throws Exception {
             var home = getHomeDirectory(pc);