diff --git a/cmd/dagger/cmd/up.go b/cmd/dagger/cmd/up.go
index 3e6960cd..12ccf559 100644
--- a/cmd/dagger/cmd/up.go
+++ b/cmd/dagger/cmd/up.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 var upCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "up",
 	Short: "Bring an environment online with latest plan and inputs",
-	Args:  cobra.NoArgs,
+	Args:  cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
 	PreRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		// Fix Viper bug for duplicate flags:
 		// https://github.com/spf13/viper/issues/233
@@ -52,6 +52,20 @@ var upCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		}
 
 		ctx := lg.WithContext(cmd.Context())
+		cl := common.NewClient(ctx)
+
+		if viper.GetBool("europa") {
+			err = europaUp(ctx, cl, args...)
+
+			// TODO: rework telemetry
+			// <-doneCh
+
+			if err != nil {
+				lg.Fatal().Err(err).Msg("failed to up environment")
+			}
+
+			return
+		}
 
 		project := common.CurrentProject(ctx)
 		st := common.CurrentEnvironmentState(ctx, project)
@@ -62,20 +76,6 @@ var upCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 		doneCh := common.TrackProjectCommand(ctx, cmd, project, st)
 
-		cl := common.NewClient(ctx)
-
-		if viper.GetBool("europa") {
-			err = europaUp(ctx, cl, project.Path)
-
-			<-doneCh
-
-			if err != nil {
-				lg.Fatal().Err(err).Msg("failed to up environment")
-			}
-
-			return
-		}
-
 		env, err := environment.New(st)
 		if err != nil {
 			lg.Fatal().Err(err).Msg("unable to create environment")
@@ -112,10 +112,10 @@ var upCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	},
 }
 
-func europaUp(ctx context.Context, cl *client.Client, path string) error {
+func europaUp(ctx context.Context, cl *client.Client, args ...string) error {
 	lg := log.Ctx(ctx)
 
-	p, err := plan.Load(ctx, path, "")
+	p, err := plan.Load(ctx, args...)
 	if err != nil {
 		lg.Fatal().Err(err).Msg("failed to load plan")
 	}
diff --git a/plan/plan.go b/plan/plan.go
index d6802fbb..b5c295a5 100644
--- a/plan/plan.go
+++ b/plan/plan.go
@@ -23,13 +23,14 @@ type Plan struct {
 	source  *compiler.Value
 }
 
-func Load(ctx context.Context, path, pkg string) (*Plan, error) {
+func Load(ctx context.Context, args ...string) (*Plan, error) {
 	// FIXME: universe vendoring
-	if err := state.VendorUniverse(ctx, path); err != nil {
+
+	if err := state.VendorUniverse(ctx, ""); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	v, err := compiler.Build(path, nil, pkg)
+	v, err := compiler.Build("", nil, args...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/state/project.go b/state/project.go
index ec180a8f..c85a50d3 100644
--- a/state/project.go
+++ b/state/project.go
@@ -391,6 +391,10 @@ func cueModInit(ctx context.Context, parentDir string) error {
 }
 
 func VendorUniverse(ctx context.Context, p string) error {
+	if p == "" {
+		p = getCueModParent()
+	}
+
 	// ensure cue module is initialized
 	if err := cueModInit(ctx, p); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -414,3 +418,25 @@ func VendorUniverse(ctx context.Context, p string) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func getCueModParent() string {
+	cwd, _ := os.Getwd()
+	parentDir := cwd
+
+	// traverse the directory tree up through ancestors looking for a cue.mod folder
+	for {
+		if _, err := os.Stat(path.Join(parentDir, "cue.mod")); !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+			break // found it!
+		}
+
+		parentDir = filepath.Dir(parentDir)
+
+		if parentDir == string(os.PathSeparator) {
+			// reached the root
+			parentDir = cwd // reset to working directory
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	return parentDir
+}
diff --git a/tests/plan.bats b/tests/plan.bats
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..56c037b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/plan.bats
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+setup() {
+    load 'helpers'
+
+    common_setup
+}
+
+@test "plan: hello" {
+  run dagger --europa up ./plan/hello-europa
+  assert_success
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/plan/hello-europa/main.cue b/tests/plan/hello-europa/main.cue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..466f34f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/plan/hello-europa/main.cue
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"alpha.dagger.io/dagger/engine"
+	"alpha.dagger.io/os"
+)
+
+engine.#Plan & {
+	actions: {
+		sayHello: os.#Container & {
+			command: "echo Hello Europa! > /out.txt"
+		}
+
+		verify: "Hello Europa!\n" & (os.#File & {from: sayHello, path: "/out.txt"}).contents
+	}
+}