diff --git a/templates/nushell.txt b/templates/nushell.txt
index 1ee3206..4153b39 100644
--- a/templates/nushell.txt
+++ b/templates/nushell.txt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export-env {
   if not $__zoxide_hooked {
     $env.config.hooks.pre_prompt = ($env.config.hooks.pre_prompt | append {
       __zoxide_hook: true,
-      code: {|| zoxide add '--' $env.PWD}
+      code: {|| ^zoxide add -- $env.PWD}
     })
   }
 {%- else if hook == InitHook::Pwd %}
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export-env {
   if not $__zoxide_hooked {
     $env.config.hooks.env_change.PWD = ($env.config.hooks.env_change.PWD | append {
       __zoxide_hook: true,
-      code: {|_, dir| zoxide add '--' $dir}
+      code: {|_, dir| ^zoxide add -- $dir}
     })
   }
 {%- endif %}
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def --env --wrapped __zoxide_z [...rest: string] {
     [ '-' ] => {'-'},
     [ $arg ] if ($arg | path expand | path type) == 'dir' => {$arg}
     _ => {
-      zoxide query --exclude $env.PWD '--' ...$rest | str trim -r -c "\n"
+      ^zoxide query --exclude $env.PWD -- ...$rest | str trim -r -c "\n"
     }
   }
   cd $path
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def --env --wrapped __zoxide_z [...rest: string] {
 
 # Jump to a directory using interactive search.
 def --env --wrapped __zoxide_zi [...rest:string] {
-  cd $'(zoxide query --interactive '--' ...$rest | str trim -r -c "\n")'
+  cd $'(^zoxide query --interactive -- ...$rest | str trim -r -c "\n")'
 {%- if echo %}
   echo $env.PWD
 {%- endif %}