diff --git a/pkgs/kak-open/rc/kak-open.kak b/pkgs/kak-open/rc/kak-open.kak
index 38f4924..6b5b1fa 100644
--- a/pkgs/kak-open/rc/kak-open.kak
+++ b/pkgs/kak-open/rc/kak-open.kak
@@ -3,14 +3,18 @@ declare-option str similar_sort_path "similar-sort"
 define-command -docstring 'open files named similarly to the current buffer' open-similar %{
     tmux-terminal-impl 'display-popup -E' sh -c %{
         set -euo pipefail
+        cd $5
+
         FILE="$(git ls-files --others --cached --exclude-standard | $1 $2 | grep -Ev "^$2\$" | fzf --tiebreak index --preview "bat --color=always -p {}")"
         printf "evaluate-commands -client %s edit %s\n" "$3" "$FILE" | indiekak -p $4
-    } -- %opt{similar_sort_path} %val{bufname} %val{client} %val{session}
+    } -- %opt{similar_sort_path} %val{bufname} %val{client} %val{session} %sh{ echo $PWD }
 }
 
 define-command -docstring 'open buffers named similarly to the current buffer' open-similar-buffer %{
     tmux-terminal-impl 'display-popup -E' sh -c %{
         set -euo pipefail
+        cd $5
+
         OPTIONS=""
         for OPTION in "${@:5}"; do
           OPTIONS="$(printf "%s\n%s" "$OPTIONS" "$OPTION")"
@@ -18,5 +22,5 @@ define-command -docstring 'open buffers named similarly to the current buffer' o
 
         BUFFER="$(echo "$OPTIONS" | $1 $2 | grep -Ev "^$2\$" | grep -ve '^$' | fzf --tiebreak index --preview "bat --color=always -p {}")"
         printf "evaluate-commands -client %s edit '%s'\n" "$3" "$BUFFER" | indiekak -p $4
-    } -- %opt{similar_sort_path} %val{bufname} %val{client} %val{session} %val{buflist}
+    } -- %opt{similar_sort_path} %val{bufname} %val{client} %val{session} %val{buflist} %sh{ echo $PWD }
 }