diff --git a/cmd/build.go b/cmd/build.go
index edb1126c..db34ad7b 100644
--- a/cmd/build.go
+++ b/cmd/build.go
@@ -141,10 +141,6 @@ Build packages specifying multiple definition trees:
 
 		generalRecipe := tree.NewCompilerRecipe(db)
 
-		if len(treePaths) <= 0 {
-			Fatal("No tree path supplied!")
-		}
-
 		for _, src := range treePaths {
 			Info("Loading tree", src)
 
@@ -305,7 +301,7 @@ func init() {
 	if err != nil {
 		Fatal(err)
 	}
-	buildCmd.Flags().StringSliceP("tree", "t", []string{}, "Path of the tree to use.")
+	buildCmd.Flags().StringSliceP("tree", "t", []string{path}, "Path of the tree to use.")
 	buildCmd.Flags().String("backend", "docker", "backend used (docker,img)")
 	buildCmd.Flags().Bool("privileged", false, "Privileged (Keep permissions)")
 	buildCmd.Flags().String("database", "memory", "database used for solving (memory,boltdb)")
diff --git a/cmd/create-repo.go b/cmd/create-repo.go
index 7e86efb7..59eb8c44 100644
--- a/cmd/create-repo.go
+++ b/cmd/create-repo.go
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func init() {
 		Fatal(err)
 	}
 	createrepoCmd.Flags().String("packages", path, "Packages folder (output from build)")
-	createrepoCmd.Flags().StringSliceP("tree", "t", []string{}, "Path of the source trees to use.")
+	createrepoCmd.Flags().StringSliceP("tree", "t", []string{path}, "Path of the source trees to use.")
 	createrepoCmd.Flags().String("output", path, "Destination folder")
 	createrepoCmd.Flags().String("name", "luet", "Repository name")
 	createrepoCmd.Flags().String("descr", "luet", "Repository description")
diff --git a/cmd/tree/images.go b/cmd/tree/images.go
index fda63262..a26bc150 100644
--- a/cmd/tree/images.go
+++ b/cmd/tree/images.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package cmd_tree
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 
 	//. "github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/ghodss/yaml"
@@ -127,9 +128,12 @@ func NewTreeImageCommand() *cobra.Command {
 			}
 		},
 	}
-
+	path, err := os.Getwd()
+	if err != nil {
+		Fatal(err)
+	}
 	ans.Flags().StringP("output", "o", "terminal", "Output format ( Defaults: terminal, available: json,yaml )")
-	ans.Flags().StringArrayP("tree", "t", []string{}, "Path of the tree to use.")
+	ans.Flags().StringArrayP("tree", "t", []string{path}, "Path of the tree to use.")
 	ans.Flags().String("image-repository", "luet/cache", "Default base image string for generated image")
 
 	return ans
diff --git a/cmd/tree/pkglist.go b/cmd/tree/pkglist.go
index 91723459..84f59de7 100644
--- a/cmd/tree/pkglist.go
+++ b/cmd/tree/pkglist.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package cmd_tree
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"sort"
 
 	//. "github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/config"
@@ -266,7 +267,10 @@ func NewTreePkglistCommand() *cobra.Command {
 
 		},
 	}
-
+	path, err := os.Getwd()
+	if err != nil {
+		Fatal(err)
+	}
 	ans.Flags().BoolP("buildtime", "b", false, "Build time match")
 	ans.Flags().StringP("output", "o", "terminal", "Output format ( Defaults: terminal, available: json,yaml )")
 	ans.Flags().Bool("revdeps", false, "Search package reverse dependencies")
@@ -274,7 +278,7 @@ func NewTreePkglistCommand() *cobra.Command {
 
 	ans.Flags().BoolP("verbose", "v", false, "Add package version")
 	ans.Flags().BoolP("full", "f", false, "Show package detail")
-	ans.Flags().StringArrayP("tree", "t", []string{}, "Path of the tree to use.")
+	ans.Flags().StringArrayP("tree", "t", []string{path}, "Path of the tree to use.")
 	ans.Flags().StringSliceVarP(&matches, "matches", "m", []string{},
 		"Include only matched packages from list. (Use string as regex).")
 	ans.Flags().StringSliceVarP(&excludes, "exclude", "e", []string{},
diff --git a/cmd/tree/validate.go b/cmd/tree/validate.go
index 341b2d4c..002c548f 100644
--- a/cmd/tree/validate.go
+++ b/cmd/tree/validate.go
@@ -458,12 +458,15 @@ func NewTreeValidateCommand() *cobra.Command {
 			}
 		},
 	}
-
+	path, err := os.Getwd()
+	if err != nil {
+		Fatal(err)
+	}
 	ans.Flags().Bool("only-runtime", false, "Check only runtime dependencies.")
 	ans.Flags().Bool("only-buildtime", false, "Check only buildtime dependencies.")
 	ans.Flags().BoolP("with-solver", "s", false,
 		"Enable check of requires also with solver.")
-	ans.Flags().StringSliceVarP(&treePaths, "tree", "t", []string{},
+	ans.Flags().StringSliceVarP(&treePaths, "tree", "t", []string{path},
 		"Path of the tree to use.")
 	ans.Flags().StringSliceVarP(&excludes, "exclude", "e", []string{},
 		"Exclude matched packages from analysis. (Use string as regex).")