diff --git a/src/nnn.c b/src/nnn.c
index b247ef20..5cd51a53 100644
--- a/src/nnn.c
+++ b/src/nnn.c
@@ -6210,6 +6210,7 @@ nochange:
 
 				setenv(envs[ENV_NCUR], (ndents ? dents[cur].name : ""), 1);
 				spawn(shell, NULL, NULL, path, F_CLI);
+				setenv(env_cfg[NNNLVL], xitoa(tmp ? atoi(tmp) : 0), 1);
 				r = TRUE;
 				break;
 			case SEL_LAUNCH: