diff --git a/launcher/src/main/java/com/skcraft/launcher/Launcher.java b/launcher/src/main/java/com/skcraft/launcher/Launcher.java
index 58a25d9..5b1cf0a 100644
--- a/launcher/src/main/java/com/skcraft/launcher/Launcher.java
+++ b/launcher/src/main/java/com/skcraft/launcher/Launcher.java
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
     public Launcher(@NonNull File baseDir, @NonNull File configDir) throws IOException {
         SharedLocale.loadBundle("com.skcraft.launcher.lang.Launcher", Locale.getDefault());
 
-        this.baseDir = baseDir;
+        this.baseDir = baseDir.getAbsoluteFile();
         this.properties = LauncherUtils.loadProperties(Launcher.class, "launcher.properties", "com.skcraft.launcher.propertiesFile");
         this.instances = new InstanceList(this);
         this.assets = new AssetsRoot(new File(baseDir, "assets"));
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@
         if (dir != null) {
             log.info("Using given base directory " + dir.getAbsolutePath());
         } else {
-            dir = new File(".");
+            dir = new File("");
             log.info("Using current directory " + dir.getAbsolutePath());
         }