diff --git a/app/Jobs/ApplicationDeploymentJob.php b/app/Jobs/ApplicationDeploymentJob.php
index 469566060..71cf9026d 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/ApplicationDeploymentJob.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/ApplicationDeploymentJob.php
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ private function prepare_builder_image()
                 "hidden" => true,
             ],
             [
-                "command" => executeInDocker($this->deployment_uuid, "mkdir -p {$this->workdir}")
+                "command" => executeInDocker($this->deployment_uuid, "mkdir -p {$this->basedir}")
             ],
         );
     }