diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Fixed-20260604-205235.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Fixed-20260604-205235.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..247a008
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/unreleased/Fixed-20260604-205235.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+kind: Fixed
+body: Working path was de-allocator before use. This cause the origins not to be configured correctly. This bug was introduced during the zig 0.16.0 upgrade.
+time: 2026-06-04T20:52:35.308341822+01:00
diff --git a/src/root.zig b/src/root.zig
index 05f032b..6ae51b6 100644
--- a/src/root.zig
+++ b/src/root.zig
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ pub fn linkGit(io: std.Io, path: std.Io.Dir) !void {
 
 pub fn setupOrigin(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, io: std.Io, path: std.Io.Dir) !void {
     const _path = try path.realPathFileAlloc(io, ".", allocator);
-    allocator.free(_path);
+    defer allocator.free(_path);
     const cmd = [_][]const u8{
         "git",
         "-C",
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ pub fn setupOrigin(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, io: std.Io, path: std.Io.Dir) !
 
 pub fn fetchOrigin(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, io: std.Io, path: std.Io.Dir) !void {
     const _path = try path.realPathFileAlloc(io, ".", allocator);
-    allocator.free(_path);
+    defer allocator.free(_path);
     const cmd = [_][]const u8{ "git", "-C", _path, "fetch", "-p", "origin" };
     const result = std.process.run(allocator, io, .{
         .argv = &cmd,