diff --git a/core/pkg/resourcehandler/filesloader.go b/core/pkg/resourcehandler/filesloader.go
index 933e392b..77601c5c 100644
--- a/core/pkg/resourcehandler/filesloader.go
+++ b/core/pkg/resourcehandler/filesloader.go
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ func getResourcesFromPath(path string) (map[string]reporthandling.Source, []work
 	gitRepo, err := cautils.NewLocalGitRepository(path)
 	if err == nil && gitRepo != nil {
 		repoRoot, _ = gitRepo.GetRootDir()
+	} else {
+		repoRoot, _ = filepath.Abs(path)
 	}
 
 	// load resource from local file system