diff --git a/.yarn/install-state.gz b/.yarn/install-state.gz
index 65bb430..3dd177b 100644
Binary files a/.yarn/install-state.gz and b/.yarn/install-state.gz differ
diff --git a/packages/obsidian-testing-framework/src/index.ts b/packages/obsidian-testing-framework/src/index.ts
index f16c354..6408ea9 100644
--- a/packages/obsidian-testing-framework/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/obsidian-testing-framework/src/index.ts
@@ -3,16 +3,17 @@ import { _electron as electron } from "playwright";
 import { Fixtures } from "@playwright/test";
 import path from "path";
 import { ObsidianTestFixtures } from "./fixtures.js";
-import { existsSync } from "fs";
+import { existsSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync } from "fs";
 import { getApp, waitForIndexingComplete } from "./util.js";
 import { execSync } from "child_process";
-import { Page } from "playwright";
+import { randomBytes } from "crypto";
 
 export interface ObsidianTestingConfig {
 	vault?: string;
 }
 
 export function getExe(): string {
+	checkToy();
 	if (process.platform == "win32") {
 		return path.join(
 			process.env.LOCALAPPDATA!,
@@ -21,9 +22,7 @@ export function getExe(): string {
 			"app.asar"
 		);
 	}
-	if (process.platform == "darwin") {
-		throw new Error("use a non-toy operating system, dumbass");
-	}
+
 	const possibleDirs = [
 		"/opt/Obsidian",
 		"/usr/lib/Obsidian",
@@ -41,28 +40,48 @@ export function getExe(): string {
 	return "";
 }
 
-async function selectNewVault(page: Page, vaultPath: string) {
-	try {
-		let btn = await page.locator("button", { hasText: "Open" });
-		const promise = page.waitForEvent("filechooser");
-		await btn.click();
-		const chooser = await promise;
-		let el = chooser.element();
-		console.log("chooser el", el);
-		el.setInputFiles(vaultPath);
-	} catch (e) {
-		console.error(e);
-		console.debug(
-			"congratulations, you don't have to choose a vault manually!"
-		);
+function checkToy() {
+	if (process.platform == "darwin") {
+		throw new Error("use a non-toy operating system, dumbass");
+	}
+}
+
+function generateVaultConfig(vault: string) {
+	const vaultHash = randomBytes(16).toString("hex").toLocaleLowerCase();
+	let configLocation;
+	checkToy();
+	if (process.platform == "win32") {
+		configLocation = path.join(`${process.env.LOCALAPPDATA}`, "Obsidian");
+	} else {
+		configLocation = path.join(`${process.env.XDG_CONFIG_HOME}`, "obsidian");
+	}
+	const obsidianConfigFile = path.join(configLocation, "obsidian.json");
+	const json: {
+		vaults: {
+			[key: string]: {
+				path: string;
+				ts: number;
+				open?: boolean;
+			};
+		};
+	} = JSON.parse(readFileSync(obsidianConfigFile).toString());
+
+	if (!Object.values(json.vaults).some((a) => a.path === vault)) {
+		json.vaults[vaultHash] = {
+			path: vault,
+			ts: Date.now(),
+		};
+		writeFileSync(obsidianConfigFile, JSON.stringify(json));
+		writeFileSync(path.join(configLocation, `${vaultHash}.json`), "{}");
 	}
 }
 
 const obsidianTestFixtures: Fixtures<ObsidianTestFixtures> = {
 	electronApp: [
-		async ({}, run) => {
+		async ({ obsidian: { vault } }, run) => {
 			process.env.ELECTRON_DISABLE_SECURITY_WARNINGS = "true";
 			console.log("asar located at:", getExe());
+			if (vault) generateVaultConfig(vault);
 			const electronApp = await electron.launch({
 				timeout: 60000,
 				args: [getExe()].filter((a) => !!a) as string[],
@@ -79,13 +98,12 @@ const obsidianTestFixtures: Fixtures<ObsidianTestFixtures> = {
 		{ timeout: 60000 },
 	],
 	page: [
-		async ({ electronApp, obsidian: { vault } }, run) => {
+		async ({ electronApp }, run) => {
 			const windows = electronApp.windows();
 			// console.log("windows", windows);
 			let page = windows[windows.length - 1]!;
 			await page.waitForEvent("load");
 			await page.waitForLoadState("domcontentloaded");
-			await selectNewVault(page, vault!);
 			page = electronApp.windows()[electronApp.windows().length - 1]!;
 			await page.waitForEvent("load");
 			await page.waitForLoadState("domcontentloaded");