diff --git a/include/inja/environment.hpp b/include/inja/environment.hpp
index 13779cf..9cab39c 100644
--- a/include/inja/environment.hpp
+++ b/include/inja/environment.hpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ protected:
   std::string output_path;
 
 public:
-  Environment(): Environment("./") {}
+  Environment(): Environment("") {}
 
   explicit Environment(const std::string& global_path): input_path(global_path), output_path(global_path) {}
 
diff --git a/single_include/inja/inja.hpp b/single_include/inja/inja.hpp
index 0951788..2feee8b 100644
--- a/single_include/inja/inja.hpp
+++ b/single_include/inja/inja.hpp
@@ -2731,7 +2731,7 @@ protected:
   std::string output_path;
 
 public:
-  Environment(): Environment("./") {}
+  Environment(): Environment("") {}
 
   explicit Environment(const std::string& global_path): input_path(global_path), output_path(global_path) {}