diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b0ade7463..1321d16aa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 - Fixed `template_pattern` not escaping special characters.
 - Fixed new notes not getting passed args correctly
+- Fixed `:ObsidianOpen` when note is in a subdirectory with the same name as the root vault directory.
 
 ## [v1.12.0](https://github.com/epwalsh/obsidian.nvim/releases/tag/v1.12.0) - 2023-07-15
 
diff --git a/lua/obsidian/command.lua b/lua/obsidian/command.lua
index 9a50a4771..0d7d10a96 100644
--- a/lua/obsidian/command.lua
+++ b/lua/obsidian/command.lua
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ command.open = function(client, data)
       return
     end
   else
+    -- bufname is an absolute path to the buffer.
     local bufname = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_name(0)
     local vault_name_escaped = vault_name:gsub("%W", "%%%0") .. "%/"
     if vim.loop.os_uname().sysname == "Windows_NT" then
@@ -110,21 +111,22 @@ command.open = function(client, data)
       vault_name_escaped = vault_name_escaped:gsub("/", [[\%\]])
     end
 
-    -- make_relative fails to work when vault path is configured to look behind a link
-    -- make_relative returns an unaltered path if it cannot make the path relative
     path = Path:new(bufname):make_relative(vault)
 
-    -- if the vault name appears in the output of make_relative
-    --          i.e. make_relative has failed
-    -- then remove everything up to and including the vault path
-    -- Example:
-    -- Config path: ~/Dropbox/Documents/0-obsidian-notes/
-    -- File path: /Users/username/Library/CloudStorage/Dropbox/Documents/0-obsidian-notes/Notes/note.md
-    --                                                                   ^
-    -- Proper relative path: Notes/note.md
-    local _, j = path:find(vault_name_escaped)
-    if j ~= nil then
-      path = bufname:sub(j)
+    -- `make_relative` fails to work when vault path is configured to look behind a link
+    -- and returns an unaltered path if it cannot make the path relative.
+    if path == bufname then
+      -- If the vault name appears in the output of `make_relative`, i.e. `make_relative` has failed,
+      -- then remove everything up to and including the vault path
+      -- Example:
+      -- Config path: ~/Dropbox/Documents/0-obsidian-notes/
+      -- File path: /Users/username/Library/CloudStorage/Dropbox/Documents/0-obsidian-notes/Notes/note.md
+      --                                                                   ^
+      -- Proper relative path: Notes/note.md
+      local _, j = path:find(vault_name_escaped)
+      if j ~= nil then
+        path = bufname:sub(j)
+      end
     end
   end