diff --git a/src/core/auto_build.rs b/src/core/auto_build.rs
index a31ebdd..8ce4d24 100644
--- a/src/core/auto_build.rs
+++ b/src/core/auto_build.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::{
     collections::{BTreeMap, BTreeSet, HashMap, HashSet},
     fmt::Display,
-    fs::{self, File},
+    fs::File,
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
     sync::{mpsc::channel, Arc, RwLock},
     time::Instant,
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ use diesel::{
 
 use ignore::WalkBuilder;
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
+use path_absolutize::Absolutize;
 use petgraph::{algo, stable_graph::NodeIndex};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use thiserror::Error;
@@ -364,7 +365,8 @@ impl AutoBuildContext {
         let store_path = if store_path.is_absolute() {
             store_path.clone()
         } else {
-            fs::canonicalize(auto_build_ctx_path.as_ref().join(store_path))?
+            auto_build_ctx_path.as_ref().join(store_path)
+                                .absolutize()?.to_path_buf()
         };
         let store = Store::new(&store_path).with_context(|| {
             format!(