2 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/cli/helper.js b/lib/cli/helper.js
index 1086b4d..6dae58c 100644
--- a/lib/cli/helper.js
+++ b/lib/cli/helper.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 var _ = require('lodash');
+var path = require('path');
 
 var Book = require('../book');
 var NodeFS = require('../fs/node');
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ var FORMATS = {
 // the root of the book is the first argument (or current directory)
 function bookCmd(fn) {
     return function(args, kwargs) {
-        var input = args[0] || process.cwd();
+        var input = path.resolve(args[0] || process.cwd());
         var book = new Book({
             fs: new NodeFS(),
             root: input,
diff --git a/lib/cli/index.js b/lib/cli/index.js
index 0492c29..07c4888 100644
--- a/lib/cli/index.js
+++ b/lib/cli/index.js
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ module.exports = {
                 helper.options.log
             ],
             exec: function(args, kwargs) {
-                var input = args[0] || process.cwd();
+                var input = path.resolve(args[0] || process.cwd());
                 var server = new Server();
 
                 // Init livereload server