diff --git a/beancount_import/source/generic_importer_source.py b/beancount_import/source/generic_importer_source.py
index c7ef1b2a..aa218a4a 100644
--- a/beancount_import/source/generic_importer_source.py
+++ b/beancount_import/source/generic_importer_source.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def __init__(self,
         self.account = account
 
         # get _FileMemo object for each file
-        files = [get_file(f) for f in
+        files = [get_file(os.path.abspath(f)) for f in
                     filter(os.path.isfile,
                  glob(os.path.join(directory, '**', '*'), recursive=True)
                            )