diff --git a/nimlangserver.nim b/nimlangserver.nim
index 7b46be3..b62ea92 100644
--- a/nimlangserver.nim
+++ b/nimlangserver.nim
@@ -177,7 +177,10 @@ proc getWorkspaceConfiguration(ls: LanguageServer): Future[NlsConfig] {.async.}
 
 proc getRootPath(ip: InitializeParams): string =
   if ip.rootUri.isNone or ip.rootUri.get == "":
-    return getCurrentDir().pathToUri.uriToPath
+    if ip.rootPath.isSome and ip.rootPath.get != "":
+      return ip.rootPath.get
+    else:
+      return getCurrentDir().pathToUri.uriToPath
   return ip.rootUri.get.uriToPath
 
 proc getProjectFile(fileUri: string, ls: LanguageServer): Future[string] {.async.} =