diff --git a/.github/Dockerfiles/C-PAC.develop-ABCD-HCP-bionic.Dockerfile b/.github/Dockerfiles/C-PAC.develop-ABCD-HCP-bionic.Dockerfile
index 159477cf12..9fd301fb5b 100644
--- a/.github/Dockerfiles/C-PAC.develop-ABCD-HCP-bionic.Dockerfile
+++ b/.github/Dockerfiles/C-PAC.develop-ABCD-HCP-bionic.Dockerfile
@@ -29,4 +29,5 @@ ENV PATH=$PATH:/home/c-pac_user/.local/bin \
     PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:$PYTHONUSERBASE/lib/python3.10/site-packages
 
 # set user
+WORKDIR /home/c-pac_user
 # USER c-pac_user
diff --git a/.github/Dockerfiles/C-PAC.develop-fMRIPrep-LTS-xenial.Dockerfile b/.github/Dockerfiles/C-PAC.develop-fMRIPrep-LTS-xenial.Dockerfile
index 095d0649aa..539a4aed25 100644
--- a/.github/Dockerfiles/C-PAC.develop-fMRIPrep-LTS-xenial.Dockerfile
+++ b/.github/Dockerfiles/C-PAC.develop-fMRIPrep-LTS-xenial.Dockerfile
@@ -31,4 +31,5 @@ ENV PATH=$PATH:/home/c-pac_user/.local/bin \
     PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:$PYTHONUSERBASE/lib/python3.10/site-packages
 
 # set user
+WORKDIR /home/c-pac_user
 # USER c-pac_user
diff --git a/.github/Dockerfiles/C-PAC.develop-jammy.Dockerfile b/.github/Dockerfiles/C-PAC.develop-jammy.Dockerfile
index 1a5cf0fa1c..d67bbfabdf 100644
--- a/.github/Dockerfiles/C-PAC.develop-jammy.Dockerfile
+++ b/.github/Dockerfiles/C-PAC.develop-jammy.Dockerfile
@@ -48,4 +48,5 @@ ENV PATH=$PATH:/home/c-pac_user/.local/bin \
     PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:$PYTHONUSERBASE/lib/python3.10/site-packages
 
 # set user
+WORKDIR /home/c-pac_user
 # USER c-pac_user
diff --git a/.github/Dockerfiles/C-PAC.develop-lite-jammy.Dockerfile b/.github/Dockerfiles/C-PAC.develop-lite-jammy.Dockerfile
index fda9dc9287..427a12f628 100644
--- a/.github/Dockerfiles/C-PAC.develop-lite-jammy.Dockerfile
+++ b/.github/Dockerfiles/C-PAC.develop-lite-jammy.Dockerfile
@@ -49,4 +49,5 @@ ENV PATH=$PATH:/home/c-pac_user/.local/bin \
     PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:$PYTHONUSERBASE/lib/python3.10/site-packages
 
 # set user
+WORKDIR /home/c-pac_user
 # USER c-pac_user