diff --git a/extra/dist/dist.lua b/extra/dist/dist.lua
index 607f322ce03181be88dd9efc984561dce3550fa2..d6503063f07304f22a290da8190ce6b04bb11602 100755
--- a/extra/dist/dist.lua
+++ b/extra/dist/dist.lua
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ local force_cfg = {
     pid_file    = fio.pathjoin(cfg.PIDS, instance .. '.pid'),
     wal_dir     = fio.pathjoin(cfg.XLOGS, instance),
     snap_dir    = fio.pathjoin(cfg.SNAPS, instance),
-    work_dir    = fio.pathjoin(cfg.SNAPS, instance),
+    work_dir    = fio.pathjoin(cfg.XLOGS, instance),
     username    = cfg.USERNAME,
     logger      = fio.pathjoin(cfg.LOGS, instance .. '.log'),
     console     = fio.pathjoin(cfg.PIDS, instance .. '.control'),