diff --git a/zsh/preserve-cwd-ssh.zsh b/zsh/preserve-cwd-ssh.zsh
index e290b28..7169955 100644
--- a/zsh/preserve-cwd-ssh.zsh
+++ b/zsh/preserve-cwd-ssh.zsh
@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@ if [ "$PRESERVE_SSH_CWD" = "true" ]; then
 
     # Alias for cd: when we change directory, we write the new cwd in the file corresponding to the terminal uuid
     cd() {
-        builtin cd "$1"
+        if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+            directory=$HOME
+        else
+            directory="$1"
+        fi
+        builtin cd "$directory"
         pwd > $HOME/.config/terminalscwd/$TERMINAL_UUID.cwd
     }