diff --git a/autoload/fff.vim b/autoload/fff.vim
index e4c5772..3e22c19 100644
--- a/autoload/fff.vim
+++ b/autoload/fff.vim
@@ -28,7 +28,11 @@ function! fff#open_file(...)
 endfunction
 
 function! fff#Run(command)
-    execute 'setlocal' . ' ' . g:fff#split_direction
+    let split_direction = (&splitbelow ? '' : 'no') . 'splitbelow '
+                \ . (&splitright ? '' : 'no') . 'splitright'
+    if (split_direction != g:fff#split_direction)
+        execute 'set ' . g:fff#split_direction
+    endif
     execute g:fff#split
     execute 'setlocal nonumber'
     execute 'setlocal norelativenumber'
@@ -45,4 +49,7 @@ function! fff#Run(command)
             call term_wait(buffer, 20)
         endif
     endif
+    if (split_direction != g:fff#split_direction)
+        execute 'set ' . split_direction
+    endif
 endfunction