diff --git a/agent-node/VERSION b/agent-node/VERSION
index f8f3c08..140333f 100644
--- a/agent-node/VERSION
+++ b/agent-node/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.0.18
+1.0.19
diff --git a/agent-node/src/agent_node/config.py b/agent-node/src/agent_node/config.py
index 8510cfb..59e1da1 100644
--- a/agent-node/src/agent_node/config.py
+++ b/agent-node/src/agent_node/config.py
@@ -57,9 +57,8 @@
 CERT_CLIENT_CRT = os.getenv("CERT_CLIENT_CRT", "certs/client.crt")
 CERT_CLIENT_KEY = os.getenv("CERT_CLIENT_KEY", "certs/client.key")
 
-# FS Explorer root - Priority: Env > YAML > HOME > /
+# FS Explorer root - Priority: Env > YAML > /
 FS_ROOT = os.getenv("CORTEX_FS_ROOT", _config.get("fs_root"))
 if not FS_ROOT:
-    # Default to user home on unix systems to avoid showing root directory by default
-    FS_ROOT = os.path.expanduser("~") if platform.system() in ["Darwin", "Linux"] else "C:\\"
+    FS_ROOT = "/" if platform.system() in ["Darwin", "Linux"] else "C:\\"