diff --git a/schema/mise-task.json b/schema/mise-task.json
index 650dcc5172..819413872c 100644
--- a/schema/mise-task.json
+++ b/schema/mise-task.json
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
             },
             "dir": {
               "default": "{{ config_root }}",
-              "description": "directory to run script in, default is current working directory",
+              "description": "directory to run script in, default is the project's base directory",
               "type": "string"
             },
             "env": {
diff --git a/schema/mise.json b/schema/mise.json
index 7e3867abe0..40888cfa20 100644
--- a/schema/mise.json
+++ b/schema/mise.json
@@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@
             },
             "dir": {
               "default": "{{ config_root }}",
-              "description": "directory to run script in, default is current working directory",
+              "description": "directory to run script in, default is the project's base directory",
               "type": "string"
             },
             "env": {