diff --git a/deploy/sync-to-vm.sh b/deploy/sync-to-vm.sh
index 1744083..5b862c5 100755
--- a/deploy/sync-to-vm.sh
+++ b/deploy/sync-to-vm.sh
@@ -69,6 +69,23 @@ REMOTE_COMPOSE_CONTENT=$(ssh_cmd "cat $REMOTE_COMPOSE 2>/dev/null") || {
   exit 1
 }
 
+# ── Ensure workspace directory exists on remote ─────────────────────
+REMOTE_ENV="~/opencode-devbox/.env"
+WORKSPACE_PATH=$(ssh_cmd "grep -E '^\s*WORKSPACE_PATH=' $REMOTE_ENV 2>/dev/null | cut -d= -f2- | tr -d '\"'" 2>/dev/null || true)
+if [[ -n "$WORKSPACE_PATH" ]]; then
+  info "Ensuring WORKSPACE_PATH (${WORKSPACE_PATH}) exists on ${SSH_HOST}..."
+  ssh_cmd "mkdir -p ${WORKSPACE_PATH}"
+  ok "Workspace directory ready"
+else
+  # Default from docker-compose.yml is ~/projects or current dir
+  WORKSPACE_PATH=$(echo "$REMOTE_COMPOSE_CONTENT" | grep -oP 'WORKSPACE_PATH:-[^}]+' | sed 's/WORKSPACE_PATH:-//' || true)
+  if [[ -n "$WORKSPACE_PATH" && "$WORKSPACE_PATH" != "." ]]; then
+    info "Ensuring default WORKSPACE_PATH (${WORKSPACE_PATH}) exists on ${SSH_HOST}..."
+    ssh_cmd "mkdir -p ${WORKSPACE_PATH}"
+    ok "Workspace directory ready"
+  fi
+fi
+
 # ── Detect active bind mounts ──────────────────────────────────────
 SYNCED=0