1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/pardes.zig b/src/pardes.zig
index 7e426ba4..59e8670f 100644
--- a/src/pardes.zig
+++ b/src/pardes.zig
@@ -4850,7 +4850,10 @@ pub const Pardes = struct {
         const src = p.panes[from_id] orelse return error.MissingPane;
         const content = try p.gpa.dupe(u8, "");
         errdefer p.gpa.free(content);
-        const np = try panes.Output.open(p, free, paneDir(src), .{ .cmd = .New }, "", content);
+        // A terminal that has not said where it is yet (the boot layout's)
+        // has no directory: the scratch is the session's, <cwd>/+New.
+        const dir = paneDir(src);
+        const np = try panes.Output.open(p, free, if (dir.len == 0) p.sessionDir() else dir, .{ .cmd = .New }, "", content);
         np.cwd = .{ .inherited = src };
         np.body.cur_pinned = true;
         return np;