diff --git a/packages/server/src/utils/run-git-command.test.ts b/packages/server/src/utils/run-git-command.test.ts
index 32844d0de8..5153b606dc 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utils/run-git-command.test.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/utils/run-git-command.test.ts
@@ -507,7 +507,6 @@ describe("runGitCommand", () => {
         command: "git",
         args: ["status", "--short"],
         cwd: process.cwd(),
-        cwdExists: true,
         timeout: 30_000,
         maxOutputBytes: 20 * 1024 * 1024,
         acceptExitCodes: [0, 1],
@@ -520,7 +519,6 @@ describe("runGitCommand", () => {
         command: "git",
         args: ["status", "--short"],
         cwd: process.cwd(),
-        cwdExists: true,
         durationMs: expect.any(Number),
         exitCode: 0,
         signal: null,
@@ -530,6 +528,9 @@ describe("runGitCommand", () => {
       }),
       "Git command closed",
     );
+    for (const [record] of trace.mock.calls) {
+      expect(record).not.toHaveProperty("cwdExists");
+    }
   });
 
   it("rejects non-zero exit codes that are not accepted and frees the slot", async () => {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/utils/worktree.ts b/packages/server/src/utils/worktree.ts
index 66dc3fead3..21f90104c9 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utils/worktree.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/utils/worktree.ts
@@ -1058,12 +1058,12 @@ export async function listPaseoWorktrees({
     envOverlay: READ_ONLY_GIT_ENV,
   });
 
-  const root = projectWorktreesRoot;
+  const roots = [projectWorktreesRoot, await normalizePathForOwnership(projectWorktreesRoot)];
   const worktrees: PaseoWorktreeInfo[] = [];
   // Inspect foreign paths sequentially; a large worktree list must not consume the FS pool.
   for (const entry of parseWorktreeList(stdout)) {
     const path = await normalizePathForOwnership(entry.path);
-    if ((await getOwnershipRelativePath(root, path)) === null) continue;
+    if (!roots.some((root) => getRelativePathInsideRoot(root, path) !== null)) continue;
     worktrees.push({ ...entry, path, createdAt: await resolveWorktreeCreatedAtIso(path) });
   }
   return worktrees;