1 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/cli/deno_dir.rs b/cli/deno_dir.rs
index 645a053d0..3224fbf46 100644
--- a/cli/deno_dir.rs
+++ b/cli/deno_dir.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pub struct DenoDir {
 }
 
 impl DenoDir {
-  pub fn new(custom_root: Option<PathBuf>) -> std::io::Result<Self> {
+  pub fn new(maybe_custom_root: Option<PathBuf>) -> std::io::Result<Self> {
     // Only setup once.
     let home_dir = dirs::home_dir().expect("Could not get home directory.");
     let fallback = home_dir.join(".deno");
@@ -24,7 +24,16 @@ impl DenoDir {
       .map(|d| d.join("deno"))
       .unwrap_or(fallback);
 
-    let root: PathBuf = custom_root.unwrap_or(default);
+    let root: PathBuf = if let Some(root) = maybe_custom_root {
+      if root.is_absolute() {
+        root
+      } else {
+        std::env::current_dir()?.join(root)
+      }
+    } else {
+      default
+    };
+    assert!(root.is_absolute());
     let gen_path = root.join("gen");
 
     let deno_dir = Self {