diff --git a/build.zig.zon b/build.zig.zon
index 95743d5..1e79b63 100644
--- a/build.zig.zon
+++ b/build.zig.zon
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
             .hash = "122019f077d09686b1ec47928ca2b4bf264422f3a27afc5b49dafb0129a4ceca0d01",
         },
         .vaxis = .{
-            .url = "https://github.com/rockorager/libvaxis/archive/26072bd85e419e3c33b73f1cd29890b31a1933cc.tar.gz",
-            .hash = "12209fb0db1467d24882f4a0fca367d25d7ef7353882270ba3b76382c185332c52ae",
+            .url = "https://github.com/neurocyte/libvaxis/archive/f127e9e8a4dc8fa00e2d27806b1c506a3d0480b1.tar.gz",
+            .hash = "1220276c7128ae663647a054c25ee6b8761fb346b3256f9b60ad03f9447d3d191221",
         },
     },
     .paths = .{
diff --git a/src/renderer/vaxis/renderer.zig b/src/renderer/vaxis/renderer.zig
index bcbbe40..630b625 100644
--- a/src/renderer/vaxis/renderer.zig
+++ b/src/renderer/vaxis/renderer.zig
@@ -330,6 +330,10 @@ pub fn set_terminal_style(self: *Self, style_: Style) void {
     self.vx.state.changed_default_bg = false;
 }
 
+pub fn set_terminal_working_directory(self: *Self, absolute_path: []const u8) void {
+    self.vx.setTerminalWorkingDirectory(self.tty.anyWriter(), absolute_path) catch {};
+}
+
 pub fn copy_to_system_clipboard(self: *Self, text: []const u8) void {
     var bufferedWriter = self.tty.bufferedWriter();
     self.vx.copyToSystemClipboard(bufferedWriter.writer().any(), text, self.a) catch |e| log.logger(log_name).err("copy_to_system_clipboard", e);
diff --git a/src/tui/mainview.zig b/src/tui/mainview.zig
index 6d417bc..ac1d6c3 100644
--- a/src/tui/mainview.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mainview.zig
@@ -233,6 +233,8 @@ const cmds = struct {
         if (!try ctx.args.match(.{tp.extract(&project_dir)}))
             return;
         try project_manager.open(project_dir);
+        const project = tp.env.get().str("project");
+        tui.current().rdr.set_terminal_working_directory(project);
         _ = try self.statusbar.msg(.{ "PRJ", "open" });
     }
 
@@ -253,6 +255,8 @@ const cmds = struct {
         if (self.file_list_type == .diagnostics and self.is_panel_view_showing(filelist_view))
             try self.toggle_panel_view(filelist_view, false);
         try project_manager.open(project_dir);
+        const project = tp.env.get().str("project");
+        tui.current().rdr.set_terminal_working_directory(project);
         _ = try self.statusbar.msg(.{ "PRJ", "open" });
     }