diff --git a/macos/Sources/Features/Terminal/TerminalView.swift b/macos/Sources/Features/Terminal/TerminalView.swift
index 8fc1ae1ec..15b504875 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Features/Terminal/TerminalView.swift
+++ b/macos/Sources/Features/Terminal/TerminalView.swift
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ struct TerminalView<ViewModel: TerminalViewModel>: View {
 
     // The pwd of the focused surface as a URL
     private var pwdURL: URL? {
-        guard let surfacePwd else { return nil }
+        guard let surfacePwd, surfacePwd != "" else { return nil }
         return URL(fileURLWithPath: surfacePwd)
     }