diff --git a/dist/smartfile.fs.js b/dist/smartfile.fs.js
index 1405d33..7035264 100644
--- a/dist/smartfile.fs.js
+++ b/dist/smartfile.fs.js
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ exports.fileTreeToObject = (dirPathArg, miniMatchFilter) => __awaiter(this, void
                 return plugins.path.join(dirPath, filePath);
             }
             else {
-                return readPath;
+                return filePath;
             }
         })();
         let fileContentString = exports.toStringSync(readPath);
diff --git a/ts/smartfile.fs.ts b/ts/smartfile.fs.ts
index cde7442..52ef4df 100644
--- a/ts/smartfile.fs.ts
+++ b/ts/smartfile.fs.ts
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ export let fileTreeToObject = async (dirPathArg: string, miniMatchFilter: string
       if (!plugins.path.isAbsolute(filePath)) {
         return plugins.path.join(dirPath, filePath)
       } else {
-        return readPath
+        return filePath
       }
     })()
     let fileContentString = toStringSync(readPath)