diff --git a/tools/process_registry.py b/tools/process_registry.py
index da5c8d224b..0fc312185d 100644
--- a/tools/process_registry.py
+++ b/tools/process_registry.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ import time
 import uuid
 
 _IS_WINDOWS = platform.system() == "Windows"
-from tools.environments.local import _find_shell, _sanitize_subprocess_env
+from tools.environments.local import _find_shell, _resolve_safe_cwd, _sanitize_subprocess_env
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
 
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ class ProcessRegistry:
             command=command,
             task_id=task_id,
             session_key=session_key,
-            cwd=cwd or os.getcwd(),
+            cwd=_resolve_safe_cwd(cwd or os.getcwd()),
             started_at=time.time(),
         )