diff --git a/cmd/open.go b/cmd/open.go
index dd41a3cf6..627eac639 100644
--- a/cmd/open.go
+++ b/cmd/open.go
@@ -15,9 +15,13 @@ var openCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 Pass the path to the directory that contains the solution you want to see on the website.
 	`,
-	Args: cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+	Args: cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
 	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-		metadata, err := workspace.NewExerciseMetadata(args[0])
+		path := "."
+		if len(args) == 1 {
+			path = args[0]
+		}
+		metadata, err := workspace.NewExerciseMetadata(path)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/troubleshoot.go b/cmd/troubleshoot.go
index 8e5572794..4ea5b1444 100644
--- a/cmd/troubleshoot.go
+++ b/cmd/troubleshoot.go
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ Latest:  {{ with .Version.Latest }}{{ . }}{{ else }}<unknown>{{ end }}
 {{ end -}}
 {{ if not .Version.UpToDate }}
 Call 'exercism upgrade' to get the latest version.
-See the release notes at https://github.com/exercism/cli/releases/tag/{{ .Version.Latest }} for details.
+See the release notes at https://github.com/exercism/cli/releases/tag/v{{ .Version.Latest }} for details.
 {{ end }}
 
 Operating System