diff --git a/python/ray/_private/runtime_env.py b/python/ray/_private/runtime_env.py
index 725338fa8..3e6301711 100644
--- a/python/ray/_private/runtime_env.py
+++ b/python/ray/_private/runtime_env.py
@@ -380,8 +380,8 @@ def package_exists(pkg_uri: str) -> bool:
         raise NotImplementedError(f"Protocol {protocol} is not supported")
 
 
-def rewrite_working_dir_uri(job_config: JobConfig) -> None:
-    """Rewrite the working dir uri field in job_config.
+def rewrite_runtime_env_uris(job_config: JobConfig) -> None:
+    """Rewrite the uris field in job_config.
 
     This function is used to update the runtime field in job_config. The
     runtime field will be generated based on the hash of required files and
@@ -391,17 +391,20 @@ def rewrite_working_dir_uri(job_config: JobConfig) -> None:
         job_config (JobConfig): The job config.
     """
     # For now, we only support local directory and packages
+    working_dir_uri = job_config.runtime_env.get("working_dir_uri")
+    if working_dir_uri is not None:
+        job_config.runtime_env["uris"] = [working_dir_uri]
+        return
     working_dir = job_config.runtime_env.get("working_dir")
     py_modules = job_config.runtime_env.get("py_modules")
     excludes = job_config.runtime_env.get("excludes")
-
-    if (not job_config.runtime_env.get("working_dir_uri")) and (working_dir
-                                                                or py_modules):
+    if working_dir or py_modules:
         if excludes is None:
             excludes = []
         pkg_name = get_project_package_name(working_dir, py_modules, excludes)
-        job_config.runtime_env[
-            "working_dir_uri"] = Protocol.GCS.value + "://" + pkg_name
+        job_config.runtime_env["uris"] = [
+            Protocol.GCS.value + "://" + pkg_name
+        ]
 
 
 def upload_runtime_env_package_if_needed(job_config: JobConfig) -> None:
diff --git a/python/ray/job_config.py b/python/ray/job_config.py
index e9fe07d4a..21025df53 100644
--- a/python/ray/job_config.py
+++ b/python/ray/job_config.py
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ class JobConfig:
 
     def get_runtime_env_uris(self):
         """Get the uris of runtime environment"""
-        if self.runtime_env.get("working_dir_uri"):
-            return [self.runtime_env.get("working_dir_uri")]
+        if self.runtime_env.get("uris"):
+            return self.runtime_env.get("uris")
         return []
 
     def _get_proto_runtime(self):
diff --git a/python/ray/util/client/worker.py b/python/ray/util/client/worker.py
index 527fd3c98..ba813365d 100644
--- a/python/ray/util/client/worker.py
+++ b/python/ray/util/client/worker.py
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ class Worker:
             with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp_dir:
                 (old_dir, runtime_env.PKG_DIR) = (runtime_env.PKG_DIR, tmp_dir)
                 # Generate the uri for runtime env
-                runtime_env.rewrite_working_dir_uri(job_config)
+                runtime_env.rewrite_runtime_env_uris(job_config)
                 init_req = ray_client_pb2.InitRequest(
                     job_config=pickle.dumps(job_config))
                 init_resp = self.data_client.Init(init_req)
diff --git a/python/ray/worker.py b/python/ray/worker.py
index 53b427d8f..0c9fa13c3 100644
--- a/python/ray/worker.py
+++ b/python/ray/worker.py
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ def init(
     if driver_mode == SCRIPT_MODE and job_config:
         # Rewrite the URI. Note the package isn't uploaded to the URI until
         # later in the connect
-        runtime_env.rewrite_working_dir_uri(job_config)
+        runtime_env.rewrite_runtime_env_uris(job_config)
 
     connect(
         _global_node,