1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/ninep/pane.zig b/src/ninep/pane.zig
index 899d8528..61642999 100644
--- a/src/ninep/pane.zig
+++ b/src/ninep/pane.zig
@@ -1143,11 +1143,15 @@ test "relative names use the file directory and can name a new target" {
     try testing.expect(dirtyOf(pane));
 }
 
-test "relative names follow inherited scratch and virtual directories" {
+test "relative names follow a pane/new scratch's session directory and virtual directories" {
     const p = try withFile(testing.allocator, "source body\n");
     defer p.deinit();
     const source = p.panes[0].?;
-    try testing.expectEqual(Status.ok, wr(p, Node.of(source.serial, .name), "/project/src/source.zig\n").reply.status);
+    try testing.expectEqual(Status.ok, wr(p, Node.of(source.serial, .name), "/elsewhere/source.zig\n").reply.status);
+    // pane/new's scratch is the session's, not the active pane's.
+    const session = "/project/src";
+    @memcpy(p.session_dir[0..session.len], session);
+    p.session_dir_len = session.len;
     const serial = try th.newPane(p);
     const scratch = p.panes[p.paneBySerial(serial).?].?;
     const name = Node.of(serial, .name);