diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 0faa37f..61fa989 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use std::{
 	fs,
 	io::Write,
 	net::{SocketAddr, TcpListener, TcpStream},
-	path::Path,
+	path::{Path, PathBuf},
 	result,
 	str::FromStr,
 };
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
 
 	let ip = args.ip.unwrap_or_default();
 	let port = args.port.unwrap_or_default();
-	let export = args.export;
+	let export = fs::canonicalize(args.export).expect("failed to get absolute export path");
 	let allowed = args.allowed_devices;
 
 	let socket = SocketAddr::from_str(&format!("{ip}:{port}")).unwrap();
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
 
 fn handle_connection(
 	mut conn: TcpStream,
-	export: String,
+	export: PathBuf,
 	allowed_devices: Option<Vec<String>>,
 ) -> Result<()> {
 	let mut paths = vec![];
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ fn handle_connection(
 
 	walk_dir(&export, &mut paths);
 
+	let export_path = export
+		.as_path()
+		.to_str()
+		.expect("invalid export path, aborting");
+
 	let files_sent = paths.len();
 
 	log::info!("Sending {files_sent} files to {remote_ip}");
@@ -73,7 +78,7 @@ fn handle_connection(
 	buffer.write_usize(files_sent);
 
 	for file in paths {
-		let mut path = file.replace(&export, "");
+		let mut path = file.replace(export_path, "");
 		if path.starts_with("/") {
 			path.remove(0);
 		}