diff --git a/nimsuggest/nimsuggest.nim b/nimsuggest/nimsuggest.nim
index ef11cc9e2..97dd487aa 100644
--- a/nimsuggest/nimsuggest.nim
+++ b/nimsuggest/nimsuggest.nim
@@ -437,10 +437,14 @@ proc execCmd(cmd: string; graph: ModuleGraph; cachedMsgs: CachedMsgs) =
   else: err()
   var dirtyfile = ""
   var orig = ""
-  i = parseQuoted(cmd, orig, i)
-  if i < cmd.len and cmd[i] == ';':
-    i = parseQuoted(cmd, dirtyfile, i+1)
-  i += skipWhile(cmd, seps, i)
+  i += skipWhitespace(cmd, i)
+  if i < cmd.len and cmd[i] in {'0'..'9'}:
+    orig = string conf.projectFull
+  else:
+    i = parseQuoted(cmd, orig, i)
+    if i < cmd.len and cmd[i] == ';':
+      i = parseQuoted(cmd, dirtyfile, i+1)
+    i += skipWhile(cmd, seps, i)
   var line = -1
   var col = 0
   i += parseInt(cmd, line, i)