diff --git a/src/common/kiwix/manager.cpp b/src/common/kiwix/manager.cpp
index 9a15ba463..fe87f5c38 100644
--- a/src/common/kiwix/manager.cpp
+++ b/src/common/kiwix/manager.cpp
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ namespace kiwix {
       
       /* Compute absolute paths if relative one are used */
       book.pathAbsolute = isRelativePath(book.path) ?
-	computeAbsolutePath(libraryPath, book.path) : book.path;
+	computeAbsolutePath(removeLastPathElement(libraryPath, true, false), book.path) : book.path;
       book.indexPathAbsolute = isRelativePath(book.indexPath) ?
-	computeAbsolutePath(libraryPath, book.indexPath) : book.indexPath;
+	computeAbsolutePath(removeLastPathElement(libraryPath, true, false), book.indexPath) : book.indexPath;
 
       /* Update the book properties with the new importer */
       if (libraryVersion.empty() || atoi(libraryVersion.c_str()) < atoi(KIWIX_LIBRARY_VERSION)) {
diff --git a/src/common/pathTools.cpp b/src/common/pathTools.cpp
index fade2d17f..d9b737634 100644
--- a/src/common/pathTools.cpp
+++ b/src/common/pathTools.cpp
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ bool isRelativePath(const string &path) {
 #endif
 }
 
-string computeAbsolutePath(const string libraryPath, const string relativePath) {
+string computeAbsolutePath(const string path, const string relativePath) {
 #ifdef _WIN32
   string separator = "\\";
 #else
   string separator = "/";
 #endif
-  string absolutePath = removeLastPathElement(libraryPath, true, false);
+  string absolutePath = path;
   char *cRelativePath = strdup(relativePath.c_str());
   char *token = strtok(cRelativePath, "/");