diff --git a/.config/helix/scripts/typst-zathura.fish b/.config/helix/scripts/typst-zathura.fish
index 2730e841..46b3db68 100755
--- a/.config/helix/scripts/typst-zathura.fish
+++ b/.config/helix/scripts/typst-zathura.fish
@@ -5,8 +5,14 @@ set -l src (path resolve $argv[1])
 # string replace 
 set -l targ (string replace --filter '.typ' '.pdf' $src)
 if test -f "$targ"
-
-    echo $targ
+    zathura "$targ" &>/dev/null &
 else
-    echo no file
+    # no such file in current dir, time to search!
+    # if we're in a git repo, search from root
+    # if we're not, search from cwd
+    if git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree &>/dev/null
+        echo in git
+    else
+        echo out git
+    end
 end