diff --git a/sunnypilot/system/hardware/c3/launch_env.sh b/sunnypilot/system/hardware/c3/launch_env.sh
index 593aacc07..4c011c6ac 100755
--- a/sunnypilot/system/hardware/c3/launch_env.sh
+++ b/sunnypilot/system/hardware/c3/launch_env.sh
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ export VECLIB_MAXIMUM_THREADS=1
 if [ -z "$AGNOS_VERSION" ]; then
   export AGNOS_VERSION="12.8"
 fi
+
+export STAGING_ROOT="/data/safe_staging"