diff --git a/include/inja/environment.hpp b/include/inja/environment.hpp
index 065cf421..1c7901a3 100644
--- a/include/inja/environment.hpp
+++ b/include/inja/environment.hpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class Environment {
   std::unique_ptr<Impl> m_impl;
 
  public:
-  Environment(): Environment("./") { }
+  Environment(): Environment("") { }
 
   explicit Environment(const std::string& global_path): m_impl(stdinja::make_unique<Impl>()) {
     m_impl->input_path = global_path;
diff --git a/single_include/inja/inja.hpp b/single_include/inja/inja.hpp
index 4c46787d..fa327b86 100644
--- a/single_include/inja/inja.hpp
+++ b/single_include/inja/inja.hpp
@@ -3197,7 +3197,7 @@ class Environment {
   std::unique_ptr<Impl> m_impl;
 
  public:
-  Environment(): Environment("./") { }
+  Environment(): Environment("") { }
 
   explicit Environment(const std::string& global_path): m_impl(stdinja::make_unique<Impl>()) {
     m_impl->input_path = global_path;