diff --git a/src/manager.c b/src/manager.c
index 8a229d09..0c881f0e 100644
--- a/src/manager.c
+++ b/src/manager.c
@@ -1123,7 +1123,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
     if (workdir == NULL || strlen(workdir) == 0) {
         workdir = pw->pw_dir;
         // If home dir is still not defined or set to nologin/nonexistent, fall back to /tmp
-        if (workdir == NULL || strlen(workdir) == 0 || strstr(workdir, "nologin") || strstr(workdir, "nonexistent")) {
+        if (workdir == NULL || strlen(workdir) == 0 || strstr(workdir, "nologin") || 
+            strstr(workdir, "nonexistent") || strcmp(workdir, "/") == 0) {
             workdir = "/tmp";
         }