diff --git a/util.go b/util.go
index 9564974..3d210cb 100644
--- a/util.go
+++ b/util.go
@@ -29,20 +29,23 @@ 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, "\"", "")
 
 	if !filepath.IsAbs(input) {
 		log.Printf("Input '%s' is not absolute, prepending work dir '%s'", input, workdir)
-		input = workdir + "/" + input
+		var err error
+		input = filepath.Join(workdir, 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
+		}
 	}
 
-	return filepath.Clean(input)
+	input = filepath.Clean(input)
+	input = filepath.ToSlash(input)
+	return input
 }
 
 func AreSame(lhs string, rhs string) bool {