diff --git a/docker/worker-entrypoint.sh b/docker/worker-entrypoint.sh
index ee439bb..6b7b1b3 100755
--- a/docker/worker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker/worker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-set -eu
-
 # When a remote harness shares a workspace volume, seed it from the deploy
 # snapshot baked into the image (/app/repo).
+set -u
+
 session_type="${WORKER_SESSION_TYPE:-minimal}"
 if [ "$session_type" = "openhands" ] || [ "$session_type" = "opencode" ]; then
   if [ "$session_type" = "opencode" ]; then
@@ -10,11 +10,14 @@ if [ "$session_type" = "openhands" ] || [ "$session_type" = "opencode" ]; then
   else
     target="${WORKER_OPENHANDS_WORKSPACE:-/workspace/repo}"
   fi
-  mkdir -p "$(dirname "$target")"
   if [ ! -f "$target/pnpm-workspace.yaml" ]; then
     echo "[worker-entrypoint] seeding ${session_type} workspace at ${target}"
-    mkdir -p "$target"
-    cp -a /app/repo/. "$target/"
+    mkdir -p "$target" || true
+    # Volume may be root-owned from an earlier helper container — best-effort seed.
+    if ! cp -a /app/repo/. "$target/" 2>/tmp/worker-seed.err; then
+      echo "[worker-entrypoint] WARN: workspace seed failed (continuing with /app/repo):"
+      cat /tmp/worker-seed.err 2>/dev/null || true
+    fi
   fi
 fi