diff --git a/src/interface/obsidian/src/main.ts b/src/interface/obsidian/src/main.ts
index a400da76..f5992061 100644
--- a/src/interface/obsidian/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/interface/obsidian/src/main.ts
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ export default class Khoj extends Plugin {
         this.settings = Object.assign({}, DEFAULT_SETTINGS, await this.loadData());
 
         // Load, configure khoj server settings
-        await configureKhojBackend(this.settings);
+        await configureKhojBackend(this.app.vault, this.settings);
     }
 
     async saveSettings() {
-        await configureKhojBackend(this.settings, false)
+        await configureKhojBackend(this.app.vault, this.settings, false)
             .then(() => this.saveData(this.settings));
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/interface/obsidian/src/modal.ts b/src/interface/obsidian/src/modal.ts
index d44da44a..f0ded644 100644
--- a/src/interface/obsidian/src/modal.ts
+++ b/src/interface/obsidian/src/modal.ts
@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@ export class KhojModal extends SuggestModal<SearchResult> {
     setting: KhojSetting;
     rerank: boolean = false;
     find_similar_notes: boolean;
+    app: App;
 
     constructor(app: App, setting: KhojSetting, find_similar_notes: boolean = false) {
         super(app);
+        this.app = app;
         this.setting = setting;
         this.find_similar_notes = find_similar_notes;
 
diff --git a/src/interface/obsidian/src/utils.ts b/src/interface/obsidian/src/utils.ts
index bc3ec598..b8142f6d 100644
--- a/src/interface/obsidian/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/interface/obsidian/src/utils.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-import { FileSystemAdapter, Notice, RequestUrlParam, request } from 'obsidian';
+import { FileSystemAdapter, Notice, RequestUrlParam, request, Vault } from 'obsidian';
 import { KhojSetting } from 'src/settings'
 
-export function getVaultAbsolutePath(): string {
-    let adaptor = this.app.vault.adapter;
+export function getVaultAbsolutePath(vault: Vault): string {
+    let adaptor = vault.adapter;
     if (adaptor instanceof FileSystemAdapter) {
         return adaptor.getBasePath();
     }
     return '';
 }
 
-export async function configureKhojBackend(setting: KhojSetting, notify: boolean = true) {
-    let mdInVault = `${getVaultAbsolutePath()}/**/*.md`;
+export async function configureKhojBackend(vault: Vault, setting: KhojSetting, notify: boolean = true) {
+    let mdInVault = `${getVaultAbsolutePath(vault)}/**/*.md`;
     let khojConfigUrl = `${setting.khojUrl}/api/config/data`;
 
     // Check if khoj backend is configured, note if cannot connect to backend
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export async function configureKhojBackend(setting: KhojSetting, notify: boolean
     if (!setting.connectedToBackend) return;
 
     // Set index name from the path of the current vault
-    let indexName = getVaultAbsolutePath().replace(/\//g, '_').replace(/ /g, '_');
+    let indexName = getVaultAbsolutePath(vault).replace(/\//g, '_').replace(/ /g, '_');
     // Get default index directory from khoj backend
     let khojDefaultIndexDirectory = await request(`${khojConfigUrl}/default`)
         .then(response => JSON.parse(response))