diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 7ce3f74..c77fe94 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func main() {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			w, err = mwriter.CreateIpfsFilePart(absPath, innerPath)
+			w, err = mwriter.CreateIpfsFilePart(fmt.Sprintf("/%v", absPath), innerPath)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}