diff --git a/hwbench/hwbench.py b/hwbench/hwbench.py
index 3f2fb9a..9124743 100755
--- a/hwbench/hwbench.py
+++ b/hwbench/hwbench.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def create_output_directory() -> tuple[pathlib.Path, pathlib.Path]:
     tuning_out_dir = out_dir / "tuning"
     tuning_out_dir.mkdir()
 
-    return out_dir, tuning_out_dir
+    return out_dir.absolute(), tuning_out_dir.absolute()
 
 
 def parse_options():