diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/repl.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/repl.rs
index 29c2f62734..d9aef32bbb 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/repl.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/repl.rs
@@ -1110,9 +1110,9 @@ fn run_shell_integration_osc9_9(engine_state: &EngineState, stack: &mut Stack, u
         let start_time = Instant::now();
 
         // Otherwise, communicate the path as OSC 9;9 from ConEmu (often used for spawning new tabs in the same dir)
+        // This is helpful in Windows Terminal with Duplicate Tab
         run_ansi_sequence(&format!(
-            "\x1b]9;9;{}{}\x1b\\",
-            if path.starts_with('/') { "" } else { "/" },
+            "\x1b]9;9;{}\x1b\\",
             percent_encoding::utf8_percent_encode(&path, percent_encoding::CONTROLS)
         ));