diff --git a/roles/home-gui/files/gnome-setup.sh b/roles/home-gui/files/gnome-setup.sh
index db3085e..32923f7 100644
--- a/roles/home-gui/files/gnome-setup.sh
+++ b/roles/home-gui/files/gnome-setup.sh
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ set_ptyxis_preferences () {
 
     _acp_ptyxis_profile="org.gnome.Ptyxis.Profile:/org/gnome/Ptyxis/Profiles/$(gsettings get org.gnome.Ptyxis default-profile-uuid | tr -d \')/"
     gsettings set "$_acp_ptyxis_profile" preserve-container 'never'
-    gsettings set "$_acp_ptyxis_profile" preserve-directory 'never'
+    gsettings set "$_acp_ptyxis_profile" preserve-directory 'safe'
     gsettings set "$_acp_ptyxis_profile" palette 'tango'
     unset _acp_ptyxis_profile