diff --git a/changelog.d/+missing-pwd.fixed.md b/changelog.d/+missing-pwd.fixed.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..521581e32af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/+missing-pwd.fixed.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixed crash on missing cwd/exe
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mirrord/layer/src/file/filter/read_local_by_default.rs b/mirrord/layer/src/file/filter/read_local_by_default.rs
index 59ccbe62913..f460289d2ea 100644
--- a/mirrord/layer/src/file/filter/read_local_by_default.rs
+++ b/mirrord/layer/src/file/filter/read_local_by_default.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use regex::RegexSetBuilder;
 /// pattern in the `feature.fs.read_only` or `feature.fs.read_write` configuration field,
 /// respectively.
 pub fn regex_set_builder() -> RegexSetBuilder {
-    RegexSetBuilder::new([
+    let mut patterns: Vec<String> = [
         r"^.+\.so$",
         r"^.+\.d$",
         r"^.+\.pyc$",
@@ -73,10 +73,18 @@ pub fn regex_set_builder() -> RegexSetBuilder {
         r"^/Network",
         // Any path under the standard temp directory.
         &format!("^{}", env::temp_dir().to_string_lossy()),
-        // Any path with the current dir's whole path as a substring of its path.
-        &format!("^.*{}.*$", env::current_dir().unwrap().to_string_lossy()),
-        // Any path with the current exe's whole path as a substring of its path.
-        &format!("^.*{}.*$", env::current_exe().unwrap().to_string_lossy()),
         "^/$", // root
-    ])
+    ]
+    .iter()
+    .map(|s| s.to_string())
+    .collect();
+
+    if let Ok(cwd) = env::current_dir() {
+        patterns.push(format!("^.*{}.*$", cwd.to_string_lossy()));
+    }
+    if let Ok(executable) = env::current_exe() {
+        patterns.push(format!("^.*{}.*$", executable.to_string_lossy()));
+    }
+
+    RegexSetBuilder::new(patterns)
 }