diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index ab8ec85..fb5cd0a 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ enum Commands {
         auth_file: Option<PathBuf>,
 
         /// The path to `pixi.toml`, `pyproject.toml`, or the project directory
-        #[arg(default_value = cwd().join("pixi.toml").into_os_string())]
+        #[arg(default_value = cwd().into_os_string())]
         manifest_path: PathBuf,
 
         /// Output file to write the pack to (will be an archive)