diff --git a/evals/apps/cli/src/index.ts b/evals/apps/cli/src/index.ts
index c221314076..6b287042b0 100644
--- a/evals/apps/cli/src/index.ts
+++ b/evals/apps/cli/src/index.ts
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ const runExercise = async ({ run, task, server }: { run: Run; task: Task; server
 			ROO_CODE_IPC_SOCKET_PATH: taskSocketPath,
 		},
 		shell: "/bin/bash",
-	})`code --disable-workspace-trust -W ${workspacePath}`
+	})`code --disable-workspace-trust -n ${workspacePath}`
 
 	// Give VSCode some time to spawn before connecting to its unix socket.
 	await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 3_000))