diff --git a/honcho_integration/cli.py b/honcho_integration/cli.py
index 39179e1be..2bd74c73b 100644
--- a/honcho_integration/cli.py
+++ b/honcho_integration/cli.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def cmd_enable(args) -> None:
         if peer_name and "peerName" not in block:
             block["peerName"] = peer_name
         block.setdefault("aiPeer", host)
-        block.setdefault("workspace", host)
+        block.setdefault("workspace", default_block.get("workspace") or cfg.get("workspace") or HOST)
 
     _write_config(cfg)
     print(f"  {label}Honcho enabled.")
diff --git a/tests/honcho_integration/test_cli.py b/tests/honcho_integration/test_cli.py
index 6f757ac8a..80ef4ddbc 100644
--- a/tests/honcho_integration/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/honcho_integration/test_cli.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class TestCloneHonchoForProfile:
         assert new_block["recallMode"] == "tools"
         assert new_block["writeFrequency"] == "turn"
         assert new_block["aiPeer"] == "hermes.coder"
-        assert new_block["workspace"] == "hermes.coder"
+        assert new_block["workspace"] == "hermes"  # shared, not profile-derived
         assert new_block["enabled"] is True
 
     def test_skips_when_no_honcho_configured(self, tmp_path):
@@ -113,5 +113,5 @@ class TestCloneHonchoForProfile:
         assert result is True
         cfg = json.loads(config_file.read_text())
         assert cfg["hosts"]["hermes.coder"]["aiPeer"] == "hermes.coder"
-        assert cfg["hosts"]["hermes.coder"]["workspace"] == "hermes.coder"
+        assert cfg["hosts"]["hermes.coder"]["workspace"] == "hermes"  # shared