diff --git a/.github/actions/start-opensearch/action.yml b/.github/actions/start-opensearch/action.yml
index fef7b0728a..685f978034 100644
--- a/.github/actions/start-opensearch/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/start-opensearch/action.yml
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ runs:
     - name: Run OpenSearch with plugin on Windows
       if: ${{ inputs.platform == 'windows-latest'}}
       run: |
-        paexec -u foo -p p@ssw0rd -lo $pwd\output.txt -l $pwd\opensearch\bin\opensearch.bat 
+        paexec -u foo -p p@ssw0rd -lo $pwd\output.txt -w $pwd -l $pwd\opensearch\bin\opensearch.bat 
         cat $pwd\output.txt
         Out-File $pwd\output.txt
       shell: pwsh