diff --git a/core/autoload/projects.el b/core/autoload/projects.el
index 820607018..13fc0d7a0 100644
--- a/core/autoload/projects.el
+++ b/core/autoload/projects.el
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ If DIR is not a project, it will be indexed (but not cached)."
     (error "Directory %S does not exist" dir))
   (unless (file-readable-p dir)
     (error "Directory %S isn't readable" dir))
-  (let* ((default-directory (file-truename (expand-file-name dir)))
-         (projectile-project-root (doom-project-root default-directory))
+  (let* ((default-directory (file-truename dir))
+         (projectile-project-root (doom-project-root dir))
          (projectile-enable-caching projectile-enable-caching))
     (cond ((and projectile-project-root (file-equal-p projectile-project-root default-directory))
            (unless (doom-project-p default-directory)
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ If DIR is not a project, it will be indexed (but not cached)."
               #'projectile-find-file)))
           ((fboundp 'counsel-file-jump) ; ivy only
            (call-interactively #'counsel-file-jump))
-          ((project-current)
-           (project-find-file-in nil (list default-directory) nil))
+          ((project-current nil dir)
+           (project-find-file-in nil nil dir))
           ((fboundp 'helm-find-files)
            (call-interactively #'helm-find-files))
           ((call-interactively #'find-file)))))