diff --git a/dir.c b/dir.c
index 17f131f..b27c2fb 100644
--- a/dir.c
+++ b/dir.c
@@ -308,37 +308,60 @@ void dir_changed(){
 	}
 	if(strcmp(current_linked_dir->path, path) == 0) {
 		mid_dir.current_file = &mid_dir.file_list[current_linked_dir->index];
-
 	} else {
-		/*this path should only ever happen on changing the path for the first time
-		 *at least i hope so*/
+		/**/
+
 		current_linked_dir->next = malloc(sizeof(linked_dir));
 		current_linked_dir->next->path = malloc(strlen(global_path)+1);
 		memcpy(current_linked_dir->next->path, global_path, strlen(global_path)+1);
 		current_linked_dir->next->next = NULL;
 		current_linked_dir->next->index = 0;
+
+		mid_dir.current_file = mid_dir.file_list;
 	}
 
 }
-void change_dir(){
+void change_dir(char *new_path){
 
+	char *old_path = getcwd(NULL, 0);
 	current_linked_dir = list_beginning;
 	while (current_linked_dir->next != NULL) {
-		if(strcmp(current_linked_dir->path, global_path) == 0) {
+		if(strcmp(current_linked_dir->path, old_path) == 0) {
 			break;
 		} else {
 			current_linked_dir = current_linked_dir->next;
 		}
 	}
-	if(strcmp(current_linked_dir->path, global_path) == 0) {
+	if(strcmp(current_linked_dir->path, old_path) == 0) {
 		current_linked_dir->index = mid_dir.current_file - mid_dir.file_list;
-	} else {
-		current_linked_dir->next = malloc(sizeof(linked_dir));
-		current_linked_dir->next->path = malloc(strlen(global_path)+1);
-		memcpy(current_linked_dir->next->path, global_path, strlen(global_path)+1);
-		current_linked_dir->next->next = NULL;
-		current_linked_dir->next->index = mid_dir.current_file - mid_dir.file_list;
 	}
+
+	chdir(new_path);
+	char *new_path_real = getcwd(NULL, 0);
+
+	current_linked_dir = list_beginning;
+	while (current_linked_dir->next != NULL) {
+		if(strcmp(current_linked_dir->path, new_path_real) == 0) {
+			break;
+		} else {
+			current_linked_dir = current_linked_dir->next;
+		}
+	}
+	if(strcmp(current_linked_dir->path, new_path_real) != 0) {
+		current_linked_dir->next = malloc(sizeof(linked_dir));
+		current_linked_dir = current_linked_dir->next;
+		current_linked_dir->path = malloc(strlen(new_path_real)+1);
+		memcpy(current_linked_dir->path, new_path_real, strlen(new_path_real)+1);
+		current_linked_dir->next = NULL;
+		current_linked_dir->index = 0;
+		/*TODO(2026-05-25T22:49:30)
+		 *handle if new_path == "..", should this case be true, focus the index on which the old_path falls on*/
+	}
+	mid_dir.current_file = &mid_dir.file_list[current_linked_dir->index];
+
+	free(old_path);
+	free(new_path_real);
+
 }
 
 void dir_init(){
diff --git a/interactions.c b/interactions.c
index dd870df..6963033 100644
--- a/interactions.c
+++ b/interactions.c
@@ -184,12 +184,7 @@ void move_up(unsigned long passes){
 void move_left(unsigned long passes){
 	unsigned long i;
 	for (i = 0; i < passes; i++) {
-		change_dir();
-		if (chdir("..") != 0) {
-			/* TODO(2025-07-09T00:30:05) fix */
-			FAIL("move_left", "unhandled error of chdir");
-		}	
-		dir_changed();
+		change_dir("..");
 	}
 	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY);
 
@@ -197,17 +192,11 @@ void move_left(unsigned long passes){
 void move_right(){
 
 	if (mid_dir.current_file->file_type & FILE_TYPE_DIR) {
-		change_dir();
-		if (chdir(mid_dir.current_file->file_name) != 0) {
-			/* TODO(2026-05-05T20:12:14) fix */
-			FAIL("move_right", "unhandled error of chdir");
-		}	
-		dir_changed();
+		change_dir(mid_dir.current_file->file_name);
 	} else if (mid_dir.current_file->file_type & FILE_TYPE_EXEC) {
-			chdir(".");
-			char *cmd = parse_cmd("./"SETTINGS_COMMAND_REPLACE_STR,mid_dir.current_file);
-			if (system(cmd)) {
-			}
+		char *cmd = parse_cmd("./"SETTINGS_COMMAND_REPLACE_STR,mid_dir.current_file);
+		if (system(cmd)) {
+		}
 	} else {
 		char *mime = get_mimetype(mid_dir.current_file);
 		char *extension = mid_dir.current_file->file_name;