diff --git a/instruction.go b/instruction.go
index 5e0c1fe..4ff5c02 100644
--- a/instruction.go
+++ b/instruction.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func (instruction *LinkInstruction) String() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s", SourceColor, instruction.Source, DefaultColor, deliminer, TargetColor, instruction.Target, DefaultColor, deliminer, strconv.FormatBool(instruction.Force), deliminer, strconv.FormatBool(instruction.Hard), deliminer, strconv.FormatBool(instruction.Delete))
 }
 
-func ParseInstruction(line string) (LinkInstruction, error) {
+func ParseInstruction(line, workdir string) (LinkInstruction, error) {
 	line = strings.TrimSpace(line)
 	parts := strings.Split(line, deliminer)
 	instruction := LinkInstruction{}
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ func ParseInstruction(line string) (LinkInstruction, error) {
 	instruction.Source, _ = ConvertHome(instruction.Source)
 	instruction.Target, _ = ConvertHome(instruction.Target)
 
-	instruction.Source = NormalizePath(instruction.Source)
-	instruction.Target = NormalizePath(instruction.Target)
+	instruction.Source = NormalizePath(instruction.Source, workdir)
+	instruction.Target = NormalizePath(instruction.Target, workdir)
 
 	return instruction, nil
 }
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index c83f4d4..a2b1627 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"log"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
@@ -105,7 +106,8 @@ func ReadFromFilesRecursively(input string, output chan *LinkInstruction, status
 	defer close(output)
 	defer close(status)
 
-	input = NormalizePath(input)
+	workdir, _ := os.Getwd()
+	input = NormalizePath(input, workdir)
 	log.Printf("Reading input from files recursively starting in %s%s%s", PathColor, input, DefaultColor)
 
 	files := make(chan string, 128)
@@ -135,7 +137,7 @@ func ReadFromFilesRecursively(input string, output chan *LinkInstruction, status
 		go func() {
 			defer wg.Done()
 			log.Println(file)
-			file = NormalizePath(file)
+			file = NormalizePath(file, workdir)
 			log.Printf("Processing file: %s%s%s", PathColor, file, DefaultColor)
 
 			// This "has" to be done because instructions are resolved in relation to cwd
@@ -162,7 +164,7 @@ func ReadFromFile(input string, output chan *LinkInstruction, status chan error,
 		defer close(status)
 	}
 
-	input = NormalizePath(input)
+	input = NormalizePath(input, filepath.Dir(input))
 	log.Printf("Reading input from file: %s%s%s", PathColor, input, DefaultColor)
 	file, err := os.Open(input)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -174,7 +176,7 @@ func ReadFromFile(input string, output chan *LinkInstruction, status chan error,
 	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(file)
 	for scanner.Scan() {
 		line := scanner.Text()
-		instruction, err := ParseInstruction(line)
+		instruction, err := ParseInstruction(line, filepath.Dir(input))
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Printf("Error parsing line: %s'%s'%s, error: %s%+v%s", SourceColor, line, DefaultColor, ErrorColor, err, DefaultColor)
 			continue
@@ -187,9 +189,10 @@ func ReadFromArgs(output chan *LinkInstruction, status chan error) {
 	defer close(output)
 	defer close(status)
 
+	workdir, _ := os.Getwd()
 	log.Printf("Reading input from args")
 	for _, arg := range flag.Args() {
-		instruction, err := ParseInstruction(arg)
+		instruction, err := ParseInstruction(arg, workdir)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Printf("Error parsing arg: %s'%s'%s, error: %s%+v%s", SourceColor, arg, DefaultColor, ErrorColor, err, DefaultColor)
 			continue
@@ -201,6 +204,7 @@ func ReadFromStdin(output chan *LinkInstruction, status chan error) {
 	defer close(output)
 	defer close(status)
 
+	workdir, _ := os.Getwd()
 	log.Printf("Reading input from stdin")
 
 	info, err := os.Stdin.Stat()
@@ -213,7 +217,7 @@ func ReadFromStdin(output chan *LinkInstruction, status chan error) {
 		scanner := bufio.NewScanner(os.Stdin)
 		for scanner.Scan() {
 			line := scanner.Text()
-			instruction, err := ParseInstruction(line)
+			instruction, err := ParseInstruction(line, workdir)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Printf("Error parsing line: %s'%s'%s, error: %s%+v%s", SourceColor, line, DefaultColor, ErrorColor, err, DefaultColor)
 				continue
diff --git a/util.go b/util.go
index ae5df7c..5230022 100644
--- a/util.go
+++ b/util.go
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ func FileExists(path string) bool {
 	return err == nil
 }
 
-func NormalizePath(input string) string {
-	workingdirectory, _ := os.Getwd()
+func NormalizePath(input, workdir string) string {
 	input = filepath.ToSlash(input)
 	input = strings.ReplaceAll(input, "\"", "")
 
 	if !filepath.IsAbs(input) {
-		input = workingdirectory + "/" + input
+		log.Printf("Input '%s' is not absolute, prepending work dir '%s'", input, workdir)
+		input = workdir + "/" + input
 	}
 
 	return filepath.Clean(input)