diff --git a/java_servicefile b/java_servicefile
index 3f9829ad2..244ad931a 100644
--- a/java_servicefile
+++ b/java_servicefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ User=ansible
 # The configuration file application.properties should be here:
 
 #change this to your workspace
-WorkingDirectory=/home/ansible/
+WorkingDirectory=/home/ansible/remote/workspace/
 
 #path to executable.
 #executable is a bash script which calls jar file