diff --git a/api/src/controllers/internal/Session.ts b/api/src/controllers/internal/Session.ts
index 56f1d39c..e34da54b 100644
--- a/api/src/controllers/internal/Session.ts
+++ b/api/src/controllers/internal/Session.ts
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ ${autoExecContent}`
       session.path,
       '-AUTOEXEC',
       autoExecPath,
+      '-SASINITIALFOLDER',
+      session.path,
       process.sasLoc!.endsWith('sas.exe') ? '-nosplash' : '',
       process.sasLoc!.endsWith('sas.exe') ? '-icon' : '',
       process.sasLoc!.endsWith('sas.exe') ? '-nodms' : '',