diff --git a/defaults/run.toml b/defaults/run.toml
index 5b225161..35478aba 100644
--- a/defaults/run.toml
+++ b/defaults/run.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 # The run config is used for both run mode and debug mode
 
 [[configs]]
@@ -7,7 +8,7 @@ name = "task"
 # the type of the debugger. If not set, it can't be debugged but can still be run
 # type = "lldb"
 
-# the program to run
+# the program to run, e.g. "${workspace}\\target\\debug\\check.exe"
 program = ""
 
 # the program arguments, e.g. args = ["arg1", "arg2"], optional
diff --git a/lapce-app/src/terminal/data.rs b/lapce-app/src/terminal/data.rs
index 2471ef8c..9514a9e8 100644
--- a/lapce-app/src/terminal/data.rs
+++ b/lapce-app/src/terminal/data.rs
@@ -801,8 +801,7 @@ pub fn expand(
             } else {
                 (run_debug.program.clone(), run_debug.args.clone())
             };
-
-        let program = if program == "${lapce}" {
+        let mut program = if program == "${lapce}" {
             std::env::current_exe().map_err(|e| {
                 anyhow!("Failed to get current exe for ${{lapce}} run and debug: {e}")
             })?.to_str().ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("Failed to convert ${{lapce}} path to str"))?.to_string()
@@ -810,6 +809,13 @@ pub fn expand(
             program
         };
 
+        if program.contains("${workspace}") {
+            if let Some(workspace) = workspace.path.as_ref().and_then(|x| x.to_str())
+            {
+                program = program.replace("${workspace}", workspace);
+            }
+        }
+
         if let Some(args) = &mut args {
             for arg in args {
                 // Replace all mentions of ${workspace} with the current workspace path