diff --git a/hbs2-sync/src/HBS2/Sync/Prelude.hs b/hbs2-sync/src/HBS2/Sync/Prelude.hs
index 977ad7f1..30335975 100644
--- a/hbs2-sync/src/HBS2/Sync/Prelude.hs
+++ b/hbs2-sync/src/HBS2/Sync/Prelude.hs
@@ -865,6 +865,12 @@ syncEntries = do
                      , mkList [mkSym "run"]
                      ]
 
+    [] -> do
+
+      void $ evalTop [ mkList [mkSym "dir", mkStr "."]
+                     , mkList [mkSym "run"]
+                     ]
+
     _ -> pure ()
 
   brief "sets current directory"