diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 27c0c0a..aaf3387 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ See the [documentation](./docs) for more information.
 > import { parsePackwiz } from "packwizjs";
 > const packwizFile = await parsePackwiz("./packwiz/pack.toml")
 Packwiz {
-  location: Resource { path: './packwiz/pack.toml' },
+  location: Resource { path: 'packwiz/pack.toml' },
   index: { // The index file is automatically parsed alongside the pack.toml file
     location: Resource { path: 'packwiz/index.toml' },
     hash: '6ce48b376540c840b9c2c1eaedbdf64f3b0e1203888ea644fc5d8fff66377c18',
diff --git a/src/parser.ts b/src/parser.ts
index 19feac7..4d8a9ea 100644
--- a/src/parser.ts
+++ b/src/parser.ts
@@ -191,7 +191,9 @@ export class Packwiz {
  * @returns The parsed file as a structured class.
  */
 export async function parsePackwiz(filePath: string): Promise<Packwiz> {
-  const packwizFile = new Resource(filePath);
+  let packwizFile = new Resource(filePath);
+  // make the actual path consistent with the index file
+  packwizFile = packwizFile.parent.join(packwizFile.name);
   const parsedPackwizFile = toml.parse(await packwizFile.fetchContents());
 
   const indexFile = packwizFile.parent.join(parsedPackwizFile.index.file);