diff --git a/nob.c b/nob.c
index c0fabca..369ff97 100644
--- a/nob.c
+++ b/nob.c
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     }
 
     Nob_Cmd cmd = {0};
-    const char *configured_binary = "./build/nob.configured";
+    const char *configured_binary = "build/nob.configured";
     nob_cmd_append(&cmd, NOB_REBUILD_URSELF(configured_binary, "nob.c"), "-DCONFIGURED");
     if (!nob_cmd_run_sync(cmd)) return 1;
 
diff --git a/src/nob.h b/src/nob.h
index 7775c65..fd1bd17 100644
--- a/src/nob.h
+++ b/src/nob.h
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ int nob_file_exists(const char *file_path);
 #    elif defined(__clang__)
 #       define NOB_REBUILD_URSELF(binary_path, source_path) "clang", "-o", binary_path, source_path
 #    elif defined(_MSC_VER)
-#       define NOB_REBUILD_URSELF(binary_path, source_path) "cl.exe", source_path
+#       define NOB_REBUILD_URSELF(binary_path, source_path) "cl.exe", nob_temp_sprintf("/Fe:%s", (binary_path)), source_path
 #    endif
 #  else
 #    define NOB_REBUILD_URSELF(binary_path, source_path) "cc", "-o", binary_path, source_path