diff --git a/.config/helix/scripts/typst-zathura.fish b/.config/helix/scripts/typst-zathura.fish
index 46b3db68..ff15c081 100755
--- a/.config/helix/scripts/typst-zathura.fish
+++ b/.config/helix/scripts/typst-zathura.fish
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set -l src (path resolve $argv[1])
 # echo $src
 # string replace 
 set -l targ (string replace --filter '.typ' '.pdf' $src)
-if test -f "$targ"
+if test -f "$targ" -a '' != ''
     zathura "$targ" &>/dev/null &
 else
     # no such file in current dir, time to search!
@@ -12,7 +12,13 @@ else
     # if we're not, search from cwd
     if git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree &>/dev/null
         echo in git
+        set -l root (git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
+        echo $root
+        set -l base (path basename --no-extension)
+        set -l base $base.pdf
+        echo $base
     else
         echo out git
+        set -l root (pwd)
     end
 end