diff --git a/src-tauri/src/ssh/session.rs b/src-tauri/src/ssh/session.rs
index 5db31dc..be45a28 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/ssh/session.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/ssh/session.rs
@@ -389,7 +389,10 @@ fn extract_osc7_cwd(data: &[u8]) -> Option<String> {
         None
     } else {
         // URL-decode the path (spaces encoded as %20, etc.)
-        Some(percent_decode(path))
+        // Strip any stray quotes from shell printf output
+        let decoded = percent_decode(path);
+        let clean = decoded.trim_matches('"').trim_matches('\'').to_string();
+        if clean.is_empty() { None } else { Some(clean) }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/composables/useSftp.ts b/src/composables/useSftp.ts
index 30c548b..cf2c2bf 100644
--- a/src/composables/useSftp.ts
+++ b/src/composables/useSftp.ts
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ export function useSftp(sessionIdRef: Ref<string>): UseSftpReturn {
 
     currentSessionId = sessionId;
 
-    // Restore saved path or default to /home
-    const savedPath = sessionPaths[sessionId] || "/home";
+    // Restore saved path or default to root
+    const savedPath = sessionPaths[sessionId] || "/";
     currentPath.value = savedPath;
 
     // Load the directory