--- a/runtime/ftplugin/ruby.vim
+++ b/runtime/ftplugin/ruby.vim
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 " Maintainer:		Tim Pope <vimNOSPAM@tpope.org>
 " URL:			https://github.com/vim-ruby/vim-ruby
 " Release Coordinator:	Doug Kearns <dougkearns@gmail.com>
-" Last Change:		2022 Mar 21
+" Last Change:		2023 Sep 1st
 
 if (exists("b:did_ftplugin"))
   finish
@@ -77,7 +77,11 @@ function! s:query_path(root) abort
   let cwd = fnameescape(getcwd())
   try
     exe cd fnameescape(a:root)
-    let path = split(system(path_check),',')
+    if fnamemodify(exepath('ruby'), ':p:h') ==# getcwd()
+      let path = []
+    else
+      let path = split(system(path_check),',')
+    endif
     exe cd cwd
     return path
   finally
@@ -99,51 +103,41 @@ function! s:build_path(path) abort
   return path
 endfunction
 
-let s:execute_ruby = 1
-" Security Check, don't execute ruby from the current directory
-if fnamemodify(exepath("ruby"), ":p:h") ==# getcwd()
-  let s:execute_ruby = 0
-endif
-
-function SetRubyPath()
-  if !exists('b:ruby_version') && !exists('g:ruby_path') && isdirectory(expand('%:p:h'))
-    let s:version_file = findfile('.ruby-version', '.;')
-    if !empty(s:version_file) && filereadable(s:version_file) && s:execute_ruby
-      let b:ruby_version = get(readfile(s:version_file, '', 1), '')
-      if !has_key(g:ruby_version_paths, b:ruby_version)
-	let g:ruby_version_paths[b:ruby_version] = s:query_path(fnamemodify(s:version_file, ':p:h'))
-      endif
+if !exists('b:ruby_version') && !exists('g:ruby_path') && isdirectory(expand('%:p:h'))
+  let s:version_file = findfile('.ruby-version', '.;')
+  if !empty(s:version_file) && filereadable(s:version_file)
+    let b:ruby_version = get(readfile(s:version_file, '', 1), '')
+    if !has_key(g:ruby_version_paths, b:ruby_version)
+      let g:ruby_version_paths[b:ruby_version] = s:query_path(fnamemodify(s:version_file, ':p:h'))
     endif
   endif
+endif
 
-  if exists("g:ruby_path")
-    let s:ruby_path = type(g:ruby_path) == type([]) ? join(g:ruby_path, ',') : g:ruby_path
-  elseif has_key(g:ruby_version_paths, get(b:, 'ruby_version', '')) && s:execute_ruby
-    let s:ruby_paths = g:ruby_version_paths[b:ruby_version]
-    let s:ruby_path = s:build_path(s:ruby_paths)
-  else
-    if !exists('g:ruby_default_path')
-      if has("ruby") && has("win32")
-	ruby ::VIM::command( 'let g:ruby_default_path = split("%s",",")' % $:.join(%q{,}) )
-      elseif executable('ruby') && !empty($HOME) && s:execute_ruby
-	let g:ruby_default_path = s:query_path($HOME)
-      else
-	let g:ruby_default_path = map(split($RUBYLIB,':'), 'v:val ==# "." ? "" : v:val')
-      endif
+if exists("g:ruby_path")
+  let s:ruby_path = type(g:ruby_path) == type([]) ? join(g:ruby_path, ',') : g:ruby_path
+elseif has_key(g:ruby_version_paths, get(b:, 'ruby_version', ''))
+  let s:ruby_paths = g:ruby_version_paths[b:ruby_version]
+  let s:ruby_path = s:build_path(s:ruby_paths)
+else
+  if !exists('g:ruby_default_path')
+    if has("ruby") && has("win32")
+      ruby ::VIM::command( 'let g:ruby_default_path = split("%s",",")' % $:.join(%q{,}) )
+    elseif executable('ruby') && !empty($HOME)
+      let g:ruby_default_path = s:query_path($HOME)
+    else
+      let g:ruby_default_path = map(split($RUBYLIB,':'), 'v:val ==# "." ? "" : v:val')
     endif
-    let s:ruby_paths = g:ruby_default_path
-    let s:ruby_path = s:build_path(s:ruby_paths)
   endif
+  let s:ruby_paths = g:ruby_default_path
+  let s:ruby_path = s:build_path(s:ruby_paths)
+endif
 
-  if stridx(&l:path, s:ruby_path) == -1
-    let &l:path = s:ruby_path
-  endif
-  if exists('s:ruby_paths') && stridx(&l:tags, join(map(copy(s:ruby_paths),'v:val."/tags"'),',')) == -1
-    let &l:tags = &tags . ',' . join(map(copy(s:ruby_paths),'v:val."/tags"'),',')
-  endif
-endfunction
-
-call SetRubyPath()
+if stridx(&l:path, s:ruby_path) == -1
+  let &l:path = s:ruby_path
+endif
+if exists('s:ruby_paths') && stridx(&l:tags, join(map(copy(s:ruby_paths),'v:val."/tags"'),',')) == -1
+  let &l:tags = &tags . ',' . join(map(copy(s:ruby_paths),'v:val."/tags"'),',')
+endif
 
 if (has("gui_win32") || has("gui_gtk")) && !exists("b:browsefilter")
   let b:browsefilter = "Ruby Source Files (*.rb)\t*.rb\n" .