diff --git a/dist/common/systemd/scylla-jmx.service b/dist/common/systemd/scylla-jmx.service
index d54c5a9..9c9bf9c 100644
--- a/dist/common/systemd/scylla-jmx.service
+++ b/dist/common/systemd/scylla-jmx.service
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ ExecStart=/opt/scylladb/jmx/scylla-jmx $SCYLLA_JMX_PORT $SCYLLA_API_PORT $SCYLLA
 KillMode=process
 Restart=on-abnormal
 Slice=scylla-helper.slice
+WorkingDirectory=/var/lib/scylla
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target