diff --git a/internal/flags/options.go b/internal/flags/options.go
index bbb38112..fed059a7 100644
--- a/internal/flags/options.go
+++ b/internal/flags/options.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ type Options struct {
 	FeatureContents []Feature
 
 	// FS allows passing in an `fs.FS` to read features from, such as an `embed.FS`
-	// or os.DirFS(string). Defaults to os.DirFS("./").
+	// or os.DirFS(string).
 	FS fs.FS
 
 	// ShowHelp enables suite to show CLI flags usage help and exit.
diff --git a/internal/storage/fs.go b/internal/storage/fs.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..333c61de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/storage/fs.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package storage
+
+import (
+	"io/fs"
+	"os"
+)
+
+// FS is a wrapper that falls back to `os`.
+type FS struct {
+	FS fs.FS
+}
+
+// Open a file in the provided `fs.FS`. If none provided,
+// open via `os.Open`
+func (f FS) Open(name string) (fs.File, error) {
+	if f.FS == nil {
+		return os.Open(name)
+	}
+
+	return f.FS.Open(name)
+}
diff --git a/run.go b/run.go
index c1cec502..02479e63 100644
--- a/run.go
+++ b/run.go
@@ -226,9 +226,7 @@ func runWithOptions(suiteName string, runner runner, opt Options) int {
 	}
 
 	runner.fmt = multiFmt.FormatterFunc(suiteName, output)
-	if opt.FS == nil {
-		opt.FS = os.DirFS("./")
-	}
+	opt.FS = storage.FS{FS: opt.FS}
 
 	if len(opt.FeatureContents) > 0 {
 		features, err := parser.ParseFromBytes(opt.Tags, opt.FeatureContents)
@@ -372,7 +370,7 @@ func getDefaultOptions() (*Options, error) {
 	}
 
 	opt.Paths = flagSet.Args()
-	opt.FS = os.DirFS("./")
+	opt.FS = storage.FS{FS: os.DirFS("./")}
 
 	return opt, nil
 }