diff --git a/src/command.rs b/src/command.rs
index 4dcad7f..166c67f 100644
--- a/src/command.rs
+++ b/src/command.rs
@@ -127,10 +127,18 @@ pub fn new(pargs: &mut Arguments) {
 
 	//	get target and error out if not provided
 	let args = pargs.clone().finish();
-	if args.len() < 1 { error::missing_target(); }
 
-	//	get target session and optional command
-	let title = args.get(0).unwrap().to_string_lossy();
+	//	collect name and command arguments
+	let title: String;
+	if args.len() < 1 {
+		//	missing name will attempt to fall back to repository
+		let repo = util::repo_root(current_dir().unwrap());
+		if repo.is_none() { error::missing_target(); }
+
+		title = repo.unwrap().file_name().unwrap().to_string_lossy().to_string();
+	} else {
+		title = args.get(0).unwrap().to_string_lossy().to_string();
+	}
 	let command = args.get(1);
 
 	//	build command
diff --git a/src/util.rs b/src/util.rs
index bf1e17b..0d0bae8 100644
--- a/src/util.rs
+++ b/src/util.rs
@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@ pub fn session_exists(target: String) -> bool {
 }
 
 ///	recursively attempt to find a git root directory
-fn repo_root(path: PathBuf) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+pub fn repo_root(path: PathBuf) -> Option<PathBuf> {
 	//	if .git dir is found, return
 	if path.join(".git").exists() { return Some(path); }
 
 	//	otherwise, attempt to traverse
 	let parent = path.parent();
-	if let Some(parent) = parent { git_traverse(parent.to_path_buf()) }
+	if let Some(parent) = parent { repo_root(parent.to_path_buf()) }
 	else { None }
 }