diff --git a/openssa/l2/resource/file.py b/openssa/l2/resource/file.py
index 8e1d440ee..f16401b3b 100644
--- a/openssa/l2/resource/file.py
+++ b/openssa/l2/resource/file.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def __post_init__(self, re_index: bool):
             self.path: Path = self.path.resolve(strict=True)
             self.str_path: DirOrFileStrPath = str(self.path)
         else:
-            self.str_path = self.path = os.path.abspath(path=self.path.lstrip().rstrip('/\\'))
+            self.str_path = self.path = self.path.lstrip().rstrip('/\\')
 
         self.embed_model_name: str = self.embed_model.model_name