diff --git a/platypush/config/__init__.py b/platypush/config/__init__.py
index 67541f1761..d2de1fdef1 100644
--- a/platypush/config/__init__.py
+++ b/platypush/config/__init__.py
@@ -498,8 +498,7 @@ class Config:
         return cfg
 
     @classmethod
-    @property
-    def workdir(cls) -> str:
+    def get_workdir(cls) -> str:
         """
         :return: The path of the configured working directory.
         """
diff --git a/platypush/plugins/xmpp/__init__.py b/platypush/plugins/xmpp/__init__.py
index 2d8ecc9de0..a7de007667 100644
--- a/platypush/plugins/xmpp/__init__.py
+++ b/platypush/plugins/xmpp/__init__.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class XmppPlugin(AsyncRunnablePlugin, XmppBasePlugin):
             auto_accept_invites=auto_accept_invites,
             restore_state=restore_state,
             state_file=os.path.expanduser(
-                state_file or os.path.join(Config.workdir, 'xmpp', 'state.json')
+                state_file or os.path.join(Config.get_workdir(), 'xmpp', 'state.json')
             ),
         )
         self._loaded_state = SerializedState()
diff --git a/platypush/utils/__init__.py b/platypush/utils/__init__.py
index 20763fc907..7f16cce826 100644
--- a/platypush/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/platypush/utils/__init__.py
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ def get_or_generate_jwt_rsa_key_pair():
     """
     from platypush.config import Config
 
-    key_dir = os.path.join(Config.workdir, 'jwt')
+    key_dir = os.path.join(Config.get_workdir(), 'jwt')
     priv_key_file = os.path.join(key_dir, 'id_rsa')
     pub_key_file = priv_key_file + '.pub'