diff --git a/extras/startup-scripts/patroni.service b/extras/startup-scripts/patroni.service
index 829fb64b..0be8f961 100644
--- a/extras/startup-scripts/patroni.service
+++ b/extras/startup-scripts/patroni.service
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ Type=simple
 User=postgres
 Group=postgres
 
+WorkingDirectory=~
+
 # Where to send early-startup messages from the server
 # This is normally controlled by the global default set by systemd
 # StandardOutput=syslog