diff --git a/panel/src/panel/views.py b/panel/src/panel/views.py
index ec649576..d11f8cd8 100644
--- a/panel/src/panel/views.py
+++ b/panel/src/panel/views.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class DeploymentStatus(ConfigurationForm):
         # XXX should we not log this if it may show proxmox credentials from `.envrc`s?
         # those could instead be passed as sensitive TF vars, but that would not address this.
         logger.debug("env: %s", env)
-        cwd = f"{settings.repo_dir}/launch"
+        cwd = f"{settings.repo_dir}/infra/operator"
         # direnv wants this run upfront, and chaining in subprocess feels awkward
         subprocess.check_call(["direnv", "allow"], cwd=cwd)
         cmd = [