diff --git a/utbot-rider/src/dotnet/UtBot/UtBot/ProcessWithRdServer.cs b/utbot-rider/src/dotnet/UtBot/UtBot/ProcessWithRdServer.cs
index 3cfcd81c25..24d054c577 100644
--- a/utbot-rider/src/dotnet/UtBot/UtBot/ProcessWithRdServer.cs
+++ b/utbot-rider/src/dotnet/UtBot/UtBot/ProcessWithRdServer.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public class ProcessWithRdServer
     private Process _process;
     private ILogger _logger = Logger.GetLogger<ProcessWithRdServer>();
 
-    public ProcessWithRdServer(string name, int port, string exePath, IShellLocks shellLocks, Lifetime? parent = null)
+    public ProcessWithRdServer(string name, string workingDir, int port, string exePath, IShellLocks shellLocks, Lifetime? parent = null)
     {
         using var blockingCollection = new BlockingCollection<String>(2);
         shellLocks.AssertNonMainThread();
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ public ProcessWithRdServer(string name, int port, string exePath, IShellLocks sh
                 var wire = new SocketWire.Server(Lifetime, scheduler, socket);
                 var serializers = new Serializers();
                 var identities = new Identities(IdKind.Server);
-                var startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo("dotnet", $"{exePath} {port}");
+                var startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo("dotnet", $"\"{exePath}\" {port}");
+                
+                startInfo.WorkingDirectory = workingDir;
                 Protocol = new Protocol(name, serializers, identities, scheduler, wire, Lifetime);
                 scheduler.Queue(() =>
                 {
diff --git a/utbot-rider/src/dotnet/UtBot/UtBot/UnitTestBuilder.cs b/utbot-rider/src/dotnet/UtBot/UtBot/UnitTestBuilder.cs
index 41141304f8..2c57d745ab 100644
--- a/utbot-rider/src/dotnet/UtBot/UtBot/UnitTestBuilder.cs
+++ b/utbot-rider/src/dotnet/UtBot/UtBot/UnitTestBuilder.cs
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ private void Generate(IBackgroundProgressIndicator progressIndicator, IProject p
             _logger.Catch(() =>
             {
                 var port = NetworkUtil.GetFreePort();
-                var proc = new ProcessWithRdServer(VSharpMain.VSharpProcessName, port, vsharpRunner.FullPath,
+                var proc = new ProcessWithRdServer(VSharpMain.VSharpProcessName, project.ProjectFileLocation.FullPath, port, vsharpRunner.FullPath,
                     project.Locks,
                     _lifetime);
                 var projectCsprojPath = project.ProjectFileLocation.FullPath;
@@ -192,4 +192,4 @@ private static string calculateTestProjectTarget(TargetFrameworkId tfm)
 
         return "net6.0";
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}