diff --git a/src/modules/directory.rs b/src/modules/directory.rs
index fd9e74fd..46968b6d 100644
--- a/src/modules/directory.rs
+++ b/src/modules/directory.rs
@@ -142,7 +142,13 @@ fn truncate(dir_string: String, length: usize) -> String {
         return dir_string;
     }
 
-    let components = dir_string.split('/').collect::<Vec<&str>>();
+    let mut components = dir_string.split('/').collect::<Vec<&str>>();
+
+    // If the first element is "" then there was a leading "/" and we should remove it so we can check the actual count of components
+    if (components[0] == "") {
+        components.remove(0);
+    }
+
     if components.len() <= length {
         return dir_string;
     }
@@ -273,6 +279,20 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(output, "engines/booster/rocket")
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn truncate_same_path_as_provided_length_from_root() {
+        let path = "/starship/engines/booster";
+        let output = truncate(path.to_string(), 3);
+        assert_eq!(output, "/starship/engines/booster");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn truncate_larger_path_than_provided_length_from_root() {
+        let path = "/starship/engines/booster/rocket";
+        let output = truncate(path.to_string(), 3);
+        assert_eq!(output, "engines/booster/rocket");
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn fish_style_with_user_home_contracted_path() {
         let path = "~/starship/engines/booster/rocket";