diff --git a/clientgui/BOINCClientManager.cpp b/clientgui/BOINCClientManager.cpp
index 6af63fb65b..25ec9f3174 100644
--- a/clientgui/BOINCClientManager.cpp
+++ b/clientgui/BOINCClientManager.cpp
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ bool CBOINCClientManager::StartupBOINCCore() {
     }
 
     wxLogTrace(wxT("Function Status"), wxT("CMainDocument::StartupBOINCCore - szExecute '%s'\n"), strExecute.c_str());
-    wxLogTrace(wxT("Function Status"), wxT("CMainDocument::StartupBOINCCore - szDataDirectory '%s'\n"), ::wxGetWorkingDirectory().c_str());
+    wxLogTrace(wxT("Function Status"), wxT("CMainDocument::StartupBOINCCore - szDataDirectory '%s'\n"), ::wxGetCwd().c_str());
 
     m_lBOINCCoreProcessId = ::wxExecute(strExecute);