diff --git a/extras/pokered_dir.py b/extras/pokered_dir.py
index bfc02888..69137839 100644
--- a/extras/pokered_dir.py
+++ b/extras/pokered_dir.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 import os
 
 #main dir of repo (simply one level up than here)
-pokered_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+pokered_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))