diff --git a/src/PowerShellEditorServices/Services/PowerShell/Host/PsesInternalHost.cs b/src/PowerShellEditorServices/Services/PowerShell/Host/PsesInternalHost.cs
index e6f85ca78..d3ae833d5 100644
--- a/src/PowerShellEditorServices/Services/PowerShell/Host/PsesInternalHost.cs
+++ b/src/PowerShellEditorServices/Services/PowerShell/Host/PsesInternalHost.cs
@@ -301,6 +301,13 @@ public async Task<bool> TryStartAsync(HostStartOptions startOptions, Cancellatio
 
             _pipelineThread.Start();
 
+            if (startOptions.InitialWorkingDirectory is not null)
+            {
+                _logger.LogDebug($"Setting InitialWorkingDirectory to {startOptions.InitialWorkingDirectory}...");
+                await SetInitialWorkingDirectoryAsync(startOptions.InitialWorkingDirectory, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                _logger.LogDebug("InitialWorkingDirectory set!");
+            }
+
             if (startOptions.LoadProfiles)
             {
                 _logger.LogDebug("Loading profiles...");
@@ -320,13 +327,6 @@ public async Task<bool> TryStartAsync(HostStartOptions startOptions, Cancellatio
                 _logger.LogDebug("Shell integration not enabled!");
             }
 
-            if (startOptions.InitialWorkingDirectory is not null)
-            {
-                _logger.LogDebug($"Setting InitialWorkingDirectory to {startOptions.InitialWorkingDirectory}...");
-                await SetInitialWorkingDirectoryAsync(startOptions.InitialWorkingDirectory, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
-                _logger.LogDebug("InitialWorkingDirectory set!");
-            }
-
             await _started.Task.ConfigureAwait(false);
             return true;
         }