diff --git a/pkg/swagger/load.go b/pkg/swagger/load.go
index 6291426..41c2068 100644
--- a/pkg/swagger/load.go
+++ b/pkg/swagger/load.go
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 package swagger
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 )
 
@@ -15,8 +17,13 @@ func Load(loader Loader, url string) (Definitions, error) {
 	var data []byte
 	if strings.HasPrefix(url, "file://") {
 		path := strings.TrimPrefix(url, "file://")
-
 		var err error
+		path, err = filepath.Abs(path)
+		if err != nil {
+			cwd, _ := os.Getwd()
+			fmt.Print(cwd)
+			return nil, err
+		}
 		data, err = os.ReadFile(path)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err