diff --git a/cecli/coders/base_coder.py b/cecli/coders/base_coder.py
index 0b7f847d436..8d16f741998 100755
--- a/cecli/coders/base_coder.py
+++ b/cecli/coders/base_coder.py
@@ -4003,7 +4003,8 @@ def apply_edits_dry_run(self, edits):
         return edits
 
     def local_agent_folder(self, path):
-        os.makedirs(f".cecli/agents/{GLOBAL_DATE}/{self.uuid}", exist_ok=True)
+        abs_path = self.abs_root_path(f".cecli/agents/{GLOBAL_DATE}/{self.uuid}/path")
+        os.makedirs(abs_path, exist_ok=True)
 
         stripped = path.lstrip("/")
         return f".cecli/agents/{GLOBAL_DATE}/{self.uuid}/{stripped}"