diff --git a/.changeset/clean-peas-wonder.md b/.changeset/clean-peas-wonder.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6805d1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/clean-peas-wonder.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'harmonix': patch
+---
+
+Prevent commands root dir from being categorized
diff --git a/packages/harmonix/src/module.ts b/packages/harmonix/src/module.ts
index 0af5631..1ee0b56 100644
--- a/packages/harmonix/src/module.ts
+++ b/packages/harmonix/src/module.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ const handleChanges = debounce(async (harmonix: Harmonix, events: Event[]) => {
   for (const event of events) {
     const path = resolve(event.path)
     harmonix.logger.info(
-      `\u001B[38;2;75;67;238mhmr update\u001B[0m ${colors.dim(relative(harmonix.options.srcDir, path))}`
+      `\u001B[38;2;75;67;238mhmr ${event.type}\u001B[0m ${colors.dim(relative(harmonix.options.srcDir, path))}`
     )
 
     if (event.type === 'delete') {
diff --git a/packages/harmonix/src/runtime/internal/module.ts b/packages/harmonix/src/runtime/internal/module.ts
index 59adae8..108a868 100644
--- a/packages/harmonix/src/runtime/internal/module.ts
+++ b/packages/harmonix/src/runtime/internal/module.ts
@@ -27,10 +27,9 @@ export const loadModule = async <T extends AnyModule>(
     module.type === ModuleType.Command &&
     harmonixOptions.categorization.inferFromPath
   ) {
-    const category = filename(dirname(path))!
+    const inferred = inferCategoryFromPath(filePath, harmonixOptions)
 
-    module.category ??=
-      harmonixOptions.categorization.categories[category] ?? category
+    module.category ??= inferred
   }
 
   if (module.type === ModuleType.Event) {
@@ -98,3 +97,18 @@ export const disposeModule = async (harmonix: Harmonix, path: string) => {
     }
   }
 }
+
+const inferCategoryFromPath = (
+  filePath: string,
+  harmonixOptions: HarmonixOptions
+) => {
+  const parentDir = dirname(filePath)
+
+  if (parentDir === harmonixOptions.dirs.commands) {
+    return undefined
+  }
+
+  const category = filename(parentDir)!
+
+  return harmonixOptions.categorization.categories[category] ?? category
+}