diff --git a/crates/worker-runtime/src/main.rs b/crates/worker-runtime/src/main.rs
index 1f0f723c..0cf435b8 100644
--- a/crates/worker-runtime/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/worker-runtime/src/main.rs
@@ -123,10 +123,16 @@ fn working_directory_runtime_root(config: &ProcessConfig) -> PathBuf {
         _ => config
             .worker_runtime_base_dir
             .clone()
-            .unwrap_or_else(|| env::temp_dir().join("yoi-worker-runtime")),
+            .unwrap_or_else(default_working_directory_runtime_root),
     }
 }
 
+fn default_working_directory_runtime_root() -> PathBuf {
+    manifest::paths::data_dir()
+        .map(|data_dir| data_dir.join("worker-runtime"))
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| env::temp_dir().join("yoi-worker-runtime"))
+}
+
 fn runtime_options_from_http(config: &RuntimeHttpServerConfig) -> RuntimeOptions {
     RuntimeOptions {
         runtime_id: config.runtime_id.clone(),