diff --git a/.config/helix/scripts/typst-zathura.fish b/.config/helix/scripts/typst-zathura.fish
index edb3087e..e9a6d9f8 100755
--- a/.config/helix/scripts/typst-zathura.fish
+++ b/.config/helix/scripts/typst-zathura.fish
@@ -1,9 +1,34 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env fish
-set parent_pid (ps -o ppid= -p $fish_pid | string trim)
-echo $parent_pid
-
 argparse q/quiet -- $argv
 
+# only return status 1 if -q not set
+if set -q _flag_q
+    set ret 1
+else
+    set ret 0
+end
+
+# traverse up process tree to find caller Helix PID
+function find_parent_process -a target
+    set current_pid $fish_pid
+
+    while test $current_pid -ne 1 # Stop when we reach init (PID 1)
+        set parent (ps -o ppid= -p $current_pid | string trim)
+        set cmd (ps -o comm= -p $parent | string trim)
+
+        if string match -q -- $target $cmd
+            echo "$parent"
+            return 0
+        end
+
+        set current_pid $parent
+    end
+
+    return 1
+end
+
+set parent_pid (find_parent_process hx)
+
 function zopen --wraps zathura
     zathura "$argv[1]" &>/dev/null &
     set zathura_pid $last_pid
@@ -20,13 +45,6 @@ function find_pdf
     end
 end
 
-# only return status 1 if -q not set
-if set -q _flag_q
-    set ret 1
-else
-    set ret 0
-end
-
 # only echo if -q not set
 function qecho
     if not set -q _flag_q