diff --git a/packages/devtools-kit/src/index.ts b/packages/devtools-kit/src/index.ts
index 72904b2962..7d9587096e 100644
--- a/packages/devtools-kit/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/devtools-kit/src/index.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ export function startSubprocess(
       {
         nodeOptions: {
           ...execaOptions.nodeOptions,
+          cwd: execaOptions.cwd ?? execaOptions.nodeOptions?.cwd,
           env: {
             ...process.env,
             COLORS: 'true',