diff --git a/dots/.config/nvim/lua/core/cmds.lua b/dots/.config/nvim/lua/core/cmds.lua
index f274be22..25d40d0c 100644
--- a/dots/.config/nvim/lua/core/cmds.lua
+++ b/dots/.config/nvim/lua/core/cmds.lua
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ M.setup = function()
     vim.api.nvim_create_user_command("Z", function(opts)
         cached_z_listing = {}
         local cmd = { "lua", z_lua_path, "-e", opts.args }
-        local cmd_out = vim.system(cmd, { text = true }):wait()
+        local cmd_out = vim.system(cmd, { text = true, env = { _ZL_MATCH_MODE = "1" } }):wait()
         if cmd_out.code > 0 then
             vim.notify(
                 "Failed with code `" .. cmd_out.code .. "`\nSTDERR: " .. (cmd_out.stderr or ""),