diff --git a/packages/obsidian-testing-framework/src/index.ts b/packages/obsidian-testing-framework/src/index.ts
index 6408ea9..357aeb9 100644
--- a/packages/obsidian-testing-framework/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/obsidian-testing-framework/src/index.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ function generateVaultConfig(vault: string) {
 		};
 		writeFileSync(obsidianConfigFile, JSON.stringify(json));
 		writeFileSync(path.join(configLocation, `${vaultHash}.json`), "{}");
+		return vaultHash;
+	} else {
+		return "";
 	}
 }
 
@@ -81,10 +84,18 @@ const obsidianTestFixtures: Fixtures<ObsidianTestFixtures> = {
 		async ({ obsidian: { vault } }, run) => {
 			process.env.ELECTRON_DISABLE_SECURITY_WARNINGS = "true";
 			console.log("asar located at:", getExe());
-			if (vault) generateVaultConfig(vault);
+			let uriArg = "";
+			if (vault) {
+				let id = generateVaultConfig(vault);
+				if(!!id) {
+					uriArg = `obsidian://open?vault=${encodeURIComponent(id)}`
+				}
+			}
+
+
 			const electronApp = await electron.launch({
 				timeout: 60000,
-				args: [getExe()].filter((a) => !!a) as string[],
+				args: [getExe(), uriArg].filter((a) => !!a) as string[],
 			});
 			electronApp.on("console", async (msg) => {
 				console.log(