1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/Git/Annex.pm b/lib/Git/Annex.pm
index 3819b09..19e818a 100644
--- a/lib/Git/Annex.pm
+++ b/lib/Git/Annex.pm
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ sub _git_path {
 
 around BUILDARGS => sub {
     my (undef, undef, @args) = @_;
-    { toplevel => $args[0] // getcwd };
+    { toplevel => $args[0] ? rel2abs($args[0]) : getcwd };
 };
 
 1;