diff --git a/modules/completion/ivy/autoload/evil.el b/modules/completion/ivy/autoload/evil.el
index b287a273a..67b9fb9af 100644
--- a/modules/completion/ivy/autoload/evil.el
+++ b/modules/completion/ivy/autoload/evil.el
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@
                         ((equal directory project-root)
                          (projectile-project-name))
                         (t
-                         (file-relative-name directory project-root))))))
+                         (file-relative-name directory project-root)))))
+         (default-directory directory))
     (setq +ivy--file-last-search query)
     (pcase engine
       ('ag