X-Git-Url: https://mudpy.org/gitweb?p=mudpy.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=mudpy%2Fdata.py;h=77b21422bf45c61606185cacbaba0b379288484f;hp=f113369020fd6ef02fd91ea603366b09a4452b39;hb=380c325dd38b42356c04c407166630db219431f6;hpb=182e0d2f5d588b71c57272686255a1f6684a2adf

diff --git a/mudpy/data.py b/mudpy/data.py
index f113369..77b2142 100644
--- a/mudpy/data.py
+++ b/mudpy/data.py
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ class Data:
                     if included not in includes:
                         includes.append(included)
                 continue
+            if node.startswith("_"):
+                continue
             facet_pos = node.rfind(".") + 1
             if not facet_pos:
                 mudpy.misc.Element(node, self.universe, self, old_style=True)
@@ -215,8 +217,8 @@ def find_file(
                 prefix = os.path.join(universe.startdir, prefix)
 
     # when no root path is specified, assume the current working directory
-    if not prefix:
-        prefix = os.getcwd()
+    if (not prefix or prefix == ".") and hasattr(universe, "startdir"):
+        prefix = universe.startdir
 
     # make sure it's absolute
     prefix = os.path.realpath(prefix)