diff --git a/references/cli/addon.go b/references/cli/addon.go
index b26fd593b..25a51035b 100644
--- a/references/cli/addon.go
+++ b/references/cli/addon.go
@@ -148,6 +148,10 @@ func NewAddonEnableCommand(c common.Args, ioStream cmdutil.IOStreams) *cobra.Com
 					return err
 				}
 			} else {
+				if filepath.IsAbs(addonOrDir) || strings.HasPrefix(addonOrDir, ".") || strings.HasSuffix(addonOrDir, "/") {
+					return fmt.Errorf("addon directory %s not found in local", addonOrDir)
+				}
+
 				err = enableAddon(ctx, k8sClient, config, name, addonArgs)
 				if err != nil {
 					return err
@@ -222,6 +226,10 @@ func NewAddonUpgradeCommand(c common.Args, ioStream cmdutil.IOStreams) *cobra.Co
 					return err
 				}
 			} else {
+				if filepath.IsAbs(addonOrDir) || strings.HasPrefix(addonOrDir, ".") || strings.HasSuffix(addonOrDir, "/") {
+					return fmt.Errorf("addon directory %s not found in local", addonOrDir)
+				}
+
 				_, err = pkgaddon.FetchAddonRelatedApp(context.Background(), k8sClient, addonOrDir)
 				if err != nil {
 					return errors.Wrapf(err, "cannot fetch addon related addon %s", addonOrDir)
diff --git a/references/cli/addon_test.go b/references/cli/addon_test.go
index 24df5b245..c854d3418 100644
--- a/references/cli/addon_test.go
+++ b/references/cli/addon_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ package cli
 import (
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/oam-dev/kubevela/pkg/utils/common"
+	"github.com/oam-dev/kubevela/pkg/utils/util"
+
 	"gotest.tools/assert"
 )
 
@@ -70,3 +73,55 @@ func TestParseMap(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestAddonEnableCmdWithErrLocalPath(t *testing.T) {
+	testcase := []struct {
+		args   []string
+		errMsg string
+	}{
+		{
+			args:   []string{"./a_local_path"},
+			errMsg: "addon directory ./a_local_path not found in local",
+		},
+		{
+			args:   []string{"a_local_path/"},
+			errMsg: "addon directory a_local_path/ not found in local",
+		},
+	}
+
+	ioStream := util.IOStreams{}
+	commandArgs := common.Args{}
+	cmd := NewAddonEnableCommand(commandArgs, ioStream)
+
+	for _, s := range testcase {
+		cmd.SetArgs(s.args)
+		err := cmd.Execute()
+		assert.Error(t, err, s.errMsg)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAddonUpgradeCmdWithErrLocalPath(t *testing.T) {
+	testcase := []struct {
+		args   []string
+		errMsg string
+	}{
+		{
+			args:   []string{"./a_local_path"},
+			errMsg: "addon directory ./a_local_path not found in local",
+		},
+		{
+			args:   []string{"a_local_path/"},
+			errMsg: "addon directory a_local_path/ not found in local",
+		},
+	}
+
+	ioStream := util.IOStreams{}
+	commandArgs := common.Args{}
+	cmd := NewAddonUpgradeCommand(commandArgs, ioStream)
+
+	for _, s := range testcase {
+		cmd.SetArgs(s.args)
+		err := cmd.Execute()
+		assert.Error(t, err, s.errMsg)
+	}
+}