--- a/src/uccs-server.c
+++ b/src/uccs-server.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
 
+#include <glib.h>
 #include <glib/gi18n.h>
 
 #include <json-glib/json-glib.h>
@@ -734,6 +735,8 @@
 		argv[1] = server->username;
 		argv[2] = NULL;
 
+		g_setenv("SERVER_ROOT", server->parent.uri, TRUE);
+
 		g_spawn_async_with_pipes(NULL, /* pwd */
 		                         (gchar **)argv,
 		                         NULL, /* env */