--- a/src/environ.c	2023-05-11 21:39:38.160809991 -0400
+++ a/src/environ.c	2023-05-11 21:41:06.820668909 -0400
@@ -205,12 +205,11 @@ static int setup_cfg_vars(struct sandbox
 	if (NULL == getenv(ENV_SANDBOX_READ))
 		setenv(ENV_SANDBOX_READ, "/", 1);
 
 	if (-1 == setup_access_var(ENV_SANDBOX_WRITE))
 		return -1;
-	if ((NULL == getenv(ENV_SANDBOX_WRITE)) &&
-	    (NULL != sandbox_info->work_dir))
+	if (NULL == getenv(ENV_SANDBOX_WRITE))
 		setenv(ENV_SANDBOX_WRITE, sandbox_info->work_dir, 1);
 
 	if (-1 == setup_access_var(ENV_SANDBOX_PREDICT))
 		return -1;
 	if ((NULL == getenv(ENV_SANDBOX_PREDICT)) &&