diff --git a/core/game.py b/core/game.py
index d2eb1ea..c5997f9 100644
--- a/core/game.py
+++ b/core/game.py
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ class Game:
         black = re.sub(r"['<>:\"/\\|?*]", "", black or "Black")
         white = re.sub(r"['<>:\"/\\|?*]", "", white or "White")
         game_name = f"katrain_{black} vs {white} {self.game_id}"
-        file_name = os.path.join(path, f"{game_name}.sgf")
+        file_name = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(path, f"{game_name}.sgf"))
         os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(file_name), exist_ok=True)
 
         show_dots_for = {p: trainer_config.get("eval_show_ai", True) or "ai" not in self.katrain.controls.player_mode(p) for p in Move.PLAYERS}
diff --git a/katrain.py b/katrain.py
index 4ef54ae..63abe8d 100644
--- a/katrain.py
+++ b/katrain.py
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ class KaTrainGui(BoxLayout):
             self.fileselect_popup = Popup(title="Double Click SGF file to analyze", size_hint=(0.8, 0.8)).__self__
             popup_contents = LoadSGFPopup()
             self.fileselect_popup.add_widget(popup_contents)
-            popup_contents.filesel.path = os.path.expanduser(self.config("sgf/sgf_load"))
+            popup_contents.filesel.path = os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser(self.config("sgf/sgf_load")))
 
             def readfile(files, _mouse):
                 self.fileselect_popup.dismiss()