diff --git a/data/plugins/workspace.lua b/data/plugins/workspace.lua
index 74afe658..98f11f00 100644
--- a/data/plugins/workspace.lua
+++ b/data/plugins/workspace.lua
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ local function relative_path(ref_dir, dir)
   for k = i, #ref_ls do
     ups = ups .. "../"
   end
-  return ups .. table.concat(dir_ls, "/", i)
+  local rel_path = ups .. table.concat(dir_ls, "/", i)
+  return rel_path ~= "" and rel_path or "."
 end