diff --git a/cmd/aya/main.go b/cmd/aya/main.go
index 4f04b1b..961e674 100644
--- a/cmd/aya/main.go
+++ b/cmd/aya/main.go
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ func buildAll(watch bool) {
 func init() {
 	// prepend .aya to $PATH, so plugins will be found before OS commands
 	p := os.Getenv("PATH")
-	p = AYADIR + ":" + p
+	p = os.Getenv("PWD") + "/" + AYADIR + ":" + p
 	os.Setenv("PATH", p)
 }