diff --git a/util.go b/util.go
index 5230022..9564974 100644
--- a/util.go
+++ b/util.go
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ func FileExists(path string) bool {
 }
 
 func NormalizePath(input, workdir string) string {
+	input = filepath.Clean(input)
+	input, err := filepath.Abs(input)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Failed to get absolute path for %s%s%s: %s%+v%s", SourceColor, input, DefaultColor, ErrorColor, err, DefaultColor)
+		return input
+	}
 	input = filepath.ToSlash(input)
 	input = strings.ReplaceAll(input, "\"", "")