diff --git a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/JarGenerator.kt b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/JarGenerator.kt
index 39c4c2e1..59f51deb 100644
--- a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/JarGenerator.kt
+++ b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/JarGenerator.kt
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class JarGenerator @Inject constructor(val dependencyManager: DependencyManager)
                 if (! seen.contains(file.path)) {
                     seen.add(file.path)
                     if (! KFiles.Companion.isExcluded(file, jar.excludes)) {
-                        result.add(IncludedFile(specs = arrayListOf(IFileSpec.FileSpec(file.path)),
+                        result.add(IncludedFile(specs = arrayListOf(IFileSpec.FileSpec(file.absolutePath)),
                                 expandJarFiles = true))
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/misc/JarUtils.kt b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/misc/JarUtils.kt
index dfd8cc70..fedac00f 100644
--- a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/misc/JarUtils.kt
+++ b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/misc/JarUtils.kt
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ public class JarUtils {
                     throw AssertionError("File should exist: $localFile")
                 }
 
-                if (foundFile.isDirectory) {
+                if (localFile.isDirectory) {
                     log(2, "Writing contents of directory $foundFile")
 
                     // Directory
-                    val includedFile = IncludedFile(From(foundFile.path), To(""), listOf(IFileSpec.GlobSpec("**")))
-                    addSingleFile(".", includedFile, outputStream, expandJarFiles)
+                    val includedFile = IncludedFile(From(""), To(""), listOf(IFileSpec.GlobSpec("**")))
+                    addSingleFile(localFile.path, includedFile, outputStream, expandJarFiles)
                 } else {
                     if (file.expandJarFiles && foundFile.name.endsWith(".jar") && ! file.from.contains("resources")) {
                         log(2, "Writing contents of jar file $foundFile")