diff --git a/script/curl.pl b/script/curl.pl
index 837f8ee..2c0f3d6 100644
--- a/script/curl.pl
+++ b/script/curl.pl
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ ( $req )
         }
     }
 
-    my $target = File::Spec->catfile( $target_directory, $filename );
+    my $target = File::Spec->rel2abs( $target_directory, $filename );
     if( -e $target ) {
         msg( "$target already exists, resuming" );
         $req->headers->{Range} = "bytes=" . -s( $filename ). "-";