diff --git a/assets/prompts/assistant_system_prompt.hbs b/assets/prompts/assistant_system_prompt.hbs
index ecc0dfd09b8abf3c39986353e4c495cde68c13b8..a377a1ae8594813e860bbf66617a67cd6641bc16 100644
--- a/assets/prompts/assistant_system_prompt.hbs
+++ b/assets/prompts/assistant_system_prompt.hbs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ You should only perform actions that modify the user’s system if explicitly re
 
 Be concise and direct in your responses.
 
-The user has opened a project that contains the following root directories/files:
+The user has opened a project that contains the following root directories/files. Whenever you specify a path in the project, it must be a relative path which begins with one of these root directories/files:
 
 {{#each worktrees}}
 - `{{root_name}}` (absolute path: `{{abs_path}}`)