diff --git a/golibs/fs/fs.go b/golibs/fs/fs.go
index 13f972d..002be90 100644
--- a/golibs/fs/fs.go
+++ b/golibs/fs/fs.go
@@ -110,11 +110,12 @@ func (f *fs) fcd(t *rt.Thread, c *rt.GoCont) (rt.Cont, error) {
 	}
 	path = util.ExpandHome(strings.TrimSpace(path))
 
+	abspath, _ := filepath.Abs(path)
 	err = os.Chdir(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	interp.Dir(path)(f.runner)
+	interp.Dir(abspath)(f.runner)
 
 	return c.Next(), err
 }
diff --git a/nature/commands/cd.lua b/nature/commands/cd.lua
index 22078d9..7cfe4a2 100644
--- a/nature/commands/cd.lua
+++ b/nature/commands/cd.lua
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ commander.register('cd', function (args, sinks)
 	dirs.setOld(hilbish.cwd())
 	dirs.push(path)
 
-	local ok, err = pcall(function() fs.cd(fs.abs(path)) end)
+	local ok, err = pcall(function() fs.cd(path) end)
 	if not ok then
 		sinks.out:writeln(err)
 		return 1