1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/Output.zig b/src/Output.zig
index 65f6bfe4..545637b3 100644
--- a/src/Output.zig
+++ b/src/Output.zig
@@ -916,7 +916,7 @@ pub fn resetBody(p: *Pardes, pane: *Pane) void {
 
 fn openRead(p: *Pardes, id: usize, from: Origin, arg: []const u8, content: []u8) !void {
     errdefer p.gpa.free(content);
-    const pane = p.panes[id] orelse return error.MissingPane;
+    if (p.panes[id] == null) return error.MissingPane;
     for (p.panes, 0..) |slot, i| {
         const hp = slot orelse continue;
         const hf = if (hp.file) |*f| f else continue;
@@ -928,7 +928,9 @@ fn openRead(p: *Pardes, id: usize, from: Origin, arg: []const u8, content: []u8)
         p.active = i;
         return;
     }
-    const dir = if (pane.file) |f| (std.fs.path.dirname(f.path) orelse "/") else pane.cwdSlice();
+    // Where the word ran: the pane's directory, or from a column's or the
+    // workspace's tag, the session's.
+    const dir = p.execDir(id);
     const free = p.freeSlot() orelse return error.NoPaneSlots;
     _ = try open(p, free, dir, from, arg, content);
     exec.placeNew(p, id, id, free, if (from == .errors) .errors else .doc);