diff --git a/ui/medashare/cli.py b/ui/medashare/cli.py
index d93e632..ec9a4eb 100644
--- a/ui/medashare/cli.py
+++ b/ui/medashare/cli.py
@@ -548,7 +548,9 @@ class FileObject(MDBase):
 
 	@classmethod
 	def from_file(cls, filename, created_by_ref):
+		filename = os.path.abspath(filename)
 		s = os.stat(filename)
+		# XXX - race here, fix w/ checking mtime before/after?
 		obj = {
 			'created_by_ref': created_by_ref,
 			'hostid': hostuuid(),
@@ -840,6 +842,13 @@ class _TestCases(unittest.TestCase):
 
 		self.oldcwd = os.getcwd()
 
+	def test_fileobject_abs(self):
+		os.chdir(self.tempdir)
+
+		a = FileObject.from_file('test.txt', self.created_by_ref)
+
+		self.assertEqual(a.dir[0], '/')
+
 	def tearDown(self):
 		shutil.rmtree(self.basetempdir)
 		self.tempdir = None