diff --git a/.emacs.d/init.el b/.emacs.d/init.el
index d18f19f..5a4a700 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/init.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/init.el
@@ -471,6 +471,13 @@
   (setq lsp-inhibit-message t
         lsp-eldoc-render-all nil)
 
+  ;; hack to make LSP servers use current directory if no project detected
+  (defun my-default-directory ()
+    "Returns the current directory."
+    default-directory)
+  (advice-add #'lsp--suggest-project-root
+              :after-until #'my-default-directory)
+
   (use-package company-lsp :ensure
     :config
     (push 'company-lsp company-backends)