diff --git a/mRemoteNG/Config/Serializers/ConnectionSerializers/Xml/XmlConnectionNodeSerializer27.cs b/mRemoteNG/Config/Serializers/ConnectionSerializers/Xml/XmlConnectionNodeSerializer27.cs
index 17e9d6fc..5c3dbdc8 100644
--- a/mRemoteNG/Config/Serializers/ConnectionSerializers/Xml/XmlConnectionNodeSerializer27.cs
+++ b/mRemoteNG/Config/Serializers/ConnectionSerializers/Xml/XmlConnectionNodeSerializer27.cs
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ namespace mRemoteNG.Config.Serializers.ConnectionSerializers.Xml
             element.Add(new XAttribute("Favorite", connectionInfo.Favorite));
             element.Add(new XAttribute("ExtApp", connectionInfo.ExtApp));
             element.Add(new XAttribute("StartProgram", connectionInfo.StartProgram));
+            element.Add(new XAttribute("StartProgramWorkDir", connectionInfo.StartProgram));
             element.Add(new XAttribute("VNCCompression", connectionInfo.VNCCompression));
             element.Add(new XAttribute("VNCEncoding", connectionInfo.VNCEncoding));
             element.Add(new XAttribute("VNCAuthMode", connectionInfo.VNCAuthMode));