diff --git a/src/debugpy/adapter/launchers.py b/src/debugpy/adapter/launchers.py
index 62f94881..37db3be3 100644
--- a/src/debugpy/adapter/launchers.py
+++ b/src/debugpy/adapter/launchers.py
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ def on_launcher_connected(sock):
                 "title": console_title,
                 "args": cmdline,
                 "env": env,
+                "cwd": ""
             }
             if cwd is not None:
                 request_args["cwd"] = cwd