diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9fe220c2..31d3b693 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ dev:
 	cd server && go run ./cmd/server
 
 daemon:
-	cd server && MULTICA_CODEX_WORKDIR="${MULTICA_CODEX_WORKDIR:-$(abspath .)}" go run ./cmd/daemon
+	cd server && MULTICA_REPOS_ROOT="${MULTICA_REPOS_ROOT:-$(abspath .)}" go run ./cmd/daemon
 
 build:
 	cd server && go build -o bin/server ./cmd/server