diff --git a/modules/lang/lua/autoload.el b/modules/lang/lua/autoload.el
index 2fc165a41..d244c2000 100644
--- a/modules/lang/lua/autoload.el
+++ b/modules/lang/lua/autoload.el
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@
 (defun +lua/run-love-game ()
   "Run the current project with Love2D."
   (interactive)
-  (async-shell-command
-   (format "%s %s"
-           (or (executable-find "love")
-               (if IS-MAC "open -a love.app"))
-           (shell-quote-argument (doom-project-root)))))
+  (when-let* ((root (locate-dominating-file buffer-file-name "main.lua")))
+    (async-shell-command
+     (format "%s %s"
+             (or (executable-find "love")
+                 (if IS-MAC "open -a love.app"))
+             (shell-quote-argument (file-name-directory root))))))