diff --git a/TwitchDownloaderCore/Services/CacheDirectoryService.cs b/TwitchDownloaderCore/Services/CacheDirectoryService.cs
index 9dc5bbff..c9e4e4c9 100644
--- a/TwitchDownloaderCore/Services/CacheDirectoryService.cs
+++ b/TwitchDownloaderCore/Services/CacheDirectoryService.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ public static string GetCacheDirectory([AllowNull] string baseDirectory)
             if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(baseDirectory))
                 baseDirectory = Path.GetTempPath();
 
+            baseDirectory = Path.GetFullPath(baseDirectory);
+
             if (new DirectoryInfo(baseDirectory).Name == CACHE_DIRECTORY_SUFFIX)
             {
                 return baseDirectory;