diff --git a/src/lib/utils/options/readers/tsconfig.ts b/src/lib/utils/options/readers/tsconfig.ts
index 7b6832e55..517a4e62d 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/options/readers/tsconfig.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils/options/readers/tsconfig.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export class TSConfigReader extends OptionsComponent
 
     onDiscover(event:DiscoverEvent) {
         if (TSConfigReader.OPTIONS_KEY in event.data) {
-            this.load(event, event.data[TSConfigReader.OPTIONS_KEY]);
+            this.load(event, Path.resolve(event.data[TSConfigReader.OPTIONS_KEY]));
         } else if (this.application.isCLI) {
             var file = Path.resolve('tsconfig.json');
             if (FS.existsSync(file)) {
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/options/readers/typedoc.ts b/src/lib/utils/options/readers/typedoc.ts
index 1181a727c..f11f6bc41 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/options/readers/typedoc.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils/options/readers/typedoc.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export class TypedocReader extends OptionsComponent
 
     onDiscover(event:DiscoverEvent) {
         if (TypedocReader.OPTIONS_KEY in event.data) {
-            this.load(event, event.data[TypedocReader.OPTIONS_KEY]);
+            this.load(event, Path.resolve(event.data[TypedocReader.OPTIONS_KEY]));
         } else if (this.application.isCLI) {
             var file = Path.resolve('typedoc.js');
             if (FS.existsSync(file)) {