diff --git a/docs/docs/installation.mdx b/docs/docs/installation.mdx
index 284d183b..0ad2cb35 100644
--- a/docs/docs/installation.mdx
+++ b/docs/docs/installation.mdx
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Edit `$PROFILE` in your preferred PowerShell version and add the following lines
 ```powershell
 [ScriptBlock]$Prompt = {
   $realLASTEXITCODE = $global:LASTEXITCODE
-  & "C:\tools\oh-my-posh.exe" -config "~/downloadedtheme.json" -error $realLASTEXITCODE
+  & "C:\tools\oh-my-posh.exe" -config "~/downloadedtheme.json" -error $realLASTEXITCODE -pwd $PWD
   $global:LASTEXITCODE = $realLASTEXITCODE
   Remove-Variable realLASTEXITCODE -Confirm:$false
 }
diff --git a/environment.go b/environment.go
index 3386b947..90ae1ac6 100755
--- a/environment.go
+++ b/environment.go
@@ -44,12 +44,18 @@ func (env *environment) getenv(key string) string {
 }
 
 func (env *environment) getcwd() string {
+	correctPath := func(pwd string) string {
+		// on Windows, and being case sentisitive and not consistent and all, this gives silly issues
+		return strings.Replace(pwd, "c:", "C:", 1)
+	}
+	if *env.args.PWD != "" {
+		return correctPath(*env.args.PWD)
+	}
 	dir, err := os.Getwd()
 	if err != nil {
 		return ""
 	}
-	// on Windows, and being case sentisitive and not consistent and all, this gives silly issues
-	return strings.Replace(dir, "c:", "C:", 1)
+	return correctPath(dir)
 }
 
 func (env *environment) homeDir() string {
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 0560ffdf..9b7be0c8 100755
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ type args struct {
 	PrintConfig *bool
 	Config      *string
 	Shell       *string
+	PWD         *string
 }
 
 func main() {
@@ -32,6 +33,10 @@ func main() {
 			"shell",
 			"",
 			"Override the shell you are working in"),
+		PWD: flag.String(
+			"pwd",
+			"",
+			"the path you are working in"),
 	}
 	flag.Parse()
 	env := &environment{
diff --git a/packages/powershell/oh-my-posh/oh-my-posh.psm1 b/packages/powershell/oh-my-posh/oh-my-posh.psm1
index fdf3ebf7..740d140e 100644
--- a/packages/powershell/oh-my-posh/oh-my-posh.psm1
+++ b/packages/powershell/oh-my-posh/oh-my-posh.psm1
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ function Set-PoshPrompt {
         $realLASTEXITCODE = $global:LASTEXITCODE
         $poshCommand = Get-PoshCommand
         $config = $global:PoshSettings.Theme
-        & $poshCommand -config $config -error $realLASTEXITCODE
+        & $poshCommand -config $config -error $realLASTEXITCODE  -pwd $PWD
         $global:LASTEXITCODE = $realLASTEXITCODE
         Remove-Variable realLASTEXITCODE -Confirm:$false
     }
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ function Get-PoshThemes {
         Write-Host ("=" * $consoleWidth)
         Write-Host "$esc[1m$($_.BaseName)$esc[0m"
         Write-Host ""
-        & $poshCommand -config $($_.FullName)
+        & $poshCommand -config $($_.FullName) -pwd $PWD
         Write-Host ""
     }
     Write-Host ("=" * $consoleWidth)
diff --git a/segment_git_test.go b/segment_git_test.go
index 9e21c7b1..14bc3d9e 100755
--- a/segment_git_test.go
+++ b/segment_git_test.go
@@ -263,12 +263,3 @@ func TestParseGitBranchInfoBehindandAhead(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "2", got["behind"])
 	assert.Equal(t, "1", got["ahead"])
 }
-
-func TestGetGitStatus(t *testing.T) {
-	env := new(environment)
-	git := git{
-		env: env,
-	}
-	git.getGitStatus()
-	assert.NotEmpty(t, git.repo)
-}