diff --git a/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/filesystem/HostAwareFile.java b/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/filesystem/HostAwareFile.java
index 7ed044a460d6cb0ba890decb7e3a5df9a5726d8a..c028e640123168578ccc15a44fd712cd3f3aa831 100644
--- a/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/filesystem/HostAwareFile.java
+++ b/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/filesystem/HostAwareFile.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class HostAwareFile extends AbstractHashable implements Serializable
 
     public HostAwareFile(final File path)
     {
-        this(null, path.getAbsolutePath(), null);
+        this(null, path.getPath(), null);
     }
 
     public HostAwareFile(final String hostOrNull, final String path, final String rsyncModuleOrNull)