diff --git a/src/commands/status.rs b/src/commands/status.rs
index 68aaeac..753a00d 100644
--- a/src/commands/status.rs
+++ b/src/commands/status.rs
@@ -191,12 +191,11 @@ fn print_object(obj: &Obj, root_path: &PathBuf, color: impl Fn(&str) -> ColoredS
     println!(
         "        {}{}",
         match obj.get_status() {
-            ObjStatus::Created =>
-                if obj.get_obj_type() == &ObjType::Blob {
-                    color("new file:   ")
-                } else {
-                    color("new:        ")
-                },
+            ObjStatus::Created => match *obj.get_obj_type() {
+                ObjType::Blob => color("new file:   "),
+                ObjType::Tree => color("new dir:    "),
+                ObjType::Obj => color("new:         "),
+            },
             ObjStatus::Modified => color("modified:   "),
             ObjStatus::Deleted => color("deleted:    "),
             _ => "unknown".red(),
diff --git a/src/store/object.rs b/src/store/object.rs
index eda2cee..cf0bf61 100644
--- a/src/store/object.rs
+++ b/src/store/object.rs
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ impl TryFrom<u8> for ObjType {
 #[derive(PartialEq, Clone, Debug)]
 pub enum ObjStatus {
     Undefined,
+    Unchanged,
     Created,
     Modified,
     Moved,
@@ -84,9 +85,17 @@ impl Obj {
 
     pub fn get_status(&self) -> &ObjStatus {
         self.status.get_or_init(|| {
-            // todo!();
-            // TODO read path
-            ObjStatus::Created
+            let nsobj = self.get_nsobj();
+            if !nsobj.exists() {
+                return ObjStatus::Created;
+            }
+            if !self.obj_path.exists() {
+                return ObjStatus::Deleted;
+            }
+            if *self != nsobj {
+                return ObjStatus::Modified;
+            }
+            todo!("Read status");
         })
     }
 
@@ -119,7 +128,13 @@ impl Obj {
 
         if let Ok(root_diff) = binding.strip_prefix(repo_root) {
             match self.obj_path.strip_prefix(&root_diff) {
-                Ok(path) => path.to_path_buf(),
+                Ok(path) => {
+                    if path == PathBuf::from("") {
+                        PathBuf::from("./")
+                    } else {
+                        path.to_path_buf()
+                    }
+                }
                 Err(_) => {
                     // if cannot strip prefix then we need to go up to the root
                     let mut res_path = PathBuf::new();
@@ -140,6 +155,10 @@ impl Obj {
         path::to_string(&self.obj_path)
     }
 
+    fn get_nsobj(&self) -> NsObject {
+        NsObject::from_local_path(&self.obj_path)
+    }
+
     fn get_nsobj_path(&self) -> NsObjPath {
         NsObjPath::from(&self.obj_path)
     }
@@ -153,7 +172,7 @@ impl Obj {
                 let mut nsobj_dir = nsobj_path.clone();
                 nsobj_dir.pop();
                 if !nsobj_dir.exists() {
-                    std::fs::create_dir_all(nsobj_dir)?; 
+                    std::fs::create_dir_all(nsobj_dir)?;
                 }
                 File::create(&nsobj_path)?
             }
diff --git a/tests/common/client.rs b/tests/common/client.rs
index 27e7b65..4fafb1e 100644
--- a/tests/common/client.rs
+++ b/tests/common/client.rs
@@ -6,11 +6,18 @@ use std::io::{self, Write};
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::process::{Command, Output};
 use std::str;
+use std::sync::LazyLock;
+
+// Absolute path of the nextsync executable
+static EXE_PATH: LazyLock<PathBuf> = LazyLock::new(|| {
+    let mut exe_path = env::current_dir().unwrap();
+    exe_path = exe_path.join("target/debug/nextsync");
+    exe_path
+});
 
 pub struct ClientTest {
     volume: String,      // temp dir for the test
     pub test_id: String, // name of the test (e.g nextsync_rand)
-    exe_path: PathBuf,   // absolute path of nextsync executable
 }
 
 pub fn get_random_test_id() -> String {
@@ -23,6 +30,9 @@ pub fn get_random_test_id() -> String {
 
 impl ClientTest {
     pub fn new(id: &str) -> Self {
+        // init the EXE_PATH for the first time
+        let _ = &*EXE_PATH;
+
         let mut test_id = id.to_string();
         test_id.push_str("_");
         test_id.push_str(&get_random_test_id());
@@ -33,15 +43,13 @@ impl ClientTest {
         let _ = fs::remove_dir_all(&vol);
         let _ = fs::create_dir_all(&vol);
 
-        // get nextsync path
-        let mut exe_path = env::current_dir().unwrap();
-        exe_path = exe_path.join("target/debug/nextsync");
+        // Setup the current dir to the local repo
+        env::set_current_dir(&vol).unwrap();
 
         // build the client
         ClientTest {
             volume: vol,
             test_id,
-            exe_path,
         }
     }
 
@@ -72,6 +80,14 @@ impl ClientTest {
         Config::from(Some(&full_path))
     }
 
+    pub fn set_execution_path(&self, path: &str) {
+        let mut new_execution_path = self.volume.clone();
+        new_execution_path.push_str("/");
+        new_execution_path.push_str(path);
+
+        env::set_current_dir(new_execution_path).unwrap();
+    }
+
     pub fn ok(self) -> io::Result<()> {
         fs::remove_dir_all(&self.volume)?;
         Ok(())
@@ -90,7 +106,7 @@ impl ClientTest {
     }
 
     pub fn exec(&mut self, args: &str) -> Output {
-        let output = Command::new(self.exe_path.to_str().unwrap())
+        let output = Command::new(&*EXE_PATH.to_str().unwrap())
             .current_dir(self.volume.clone())
             .args(args.split(" "))
             .output()
diff --git a/tests/status_test.rs b/tests/status_new_test.rs
similarity index 97%
rename from tests/status_test.rs
rename to tests/status_new_test.rs
index a7c4f45..101cdf2 100644
--- a/tests/status_test.rs
+++ b/tests/status_new_test.rs
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ fn all_folder_current() -> io::Result<()> {
 }
 
 #[test]
-#[ignore]
 fn relative_path() -> io::Result<()> {
     let mut client = ClientTest::new("status__all_folder_current").init();
 
@@ -100,9 +99,9 @@ fn relative_path() -> io::Result<()> {
     status_expected(&client.get_config(), vec![], vec!["foor", "dir"]);
 
     client.exec_ok("add dir");
-    // client.set_execution_path("dir");
+    client.set_execution_path("dir");
     status_expected(
-        &client.new_config("dir"),
+        &client.get_config(),
         vec!["foo", "bar"],
         vec!["../foor"],
     );