diff --git a/src/.config/nvim/ftplugin/typst.vim b/src/.config/nvim/ftplugin/typst.vim
index 6b81002..e65673f 100644
--- a/src/.config/nvim/ftplugin/typst.vim
+++ b/src/.config/nvim/ftplugin/typst.vim
@@ -17,13 +17,18 @@ function ScreenshotFig()
 endf
 nnoremap <silent><leader>fs :call ScreenshotFig()<cr>
 
+function GitRoot()
+	return fnamemodify(finddir('.git', ";"), ":h")
+endfunc
+
 " compile typst doc on write
 function TypstWatch()
 	vsp
 	vertical resize 20
-	exec 'terminal ' .. 'typst watch ' .. expand("%:")
+	exec 'terminal ' .. 'typst watch --root ' .. GitRoot() .. " " .. expand("%:")
 	exec "norm \<c-w>h"
 endfunc
+
 nnoremap <silent><leader>fc :call TypstWatch()<cr>
 
 nnoremap <silent><leader>fr :silent exec "!zathura --fork " . expand("%:p:r") . ".pdf &"<cr>