diff --git a/default/.config/zsh/functions.zsh b/default/.config/zsh/functions.zsh
index 747a1ea..48d1f13 100644
--- a/default/.config/zsh/functions.zsh
+++ b/default/.config/zsh/functions.zsh
@@ -18,15 +18,14 @@ dotstate_update() {
   [[ "$(id -u)" -ne "$(stat -c '%u' "$TARGET_DIR" 2>/dev/null)" ]] && return 0
   [[ ! -d "$TARGET_DIR/.git" ]] && return 0
 
-  local orig_dir="$PWD"
   cd "$TARGET_DIR" || return 0
 
   local remote_sha local_sha
   remote_sha=$(timeout 5 git ls-remote "$REPO_URL" HEAD | awk '{print $1}')
-  [[ -z "$remote_sha" ]] && { cd "$orig_dir"; return 0; }
+  [[ -z "$remote_sha" ]] && { cd ~; return 0; }
   local_sha=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
   if [[ "$remote_sha" == "$local_sha" ]]; then
-      cd "$orig_dir"
+      cd ~
       return 0
   fi