diff --git a/cmd/dagger/cmd/input/dir.go b/cmd/dagger/cmd/input/dir.go
index 6e2c250b..0b0177cf 100644
--- a/cmd/dagger/cmd/input/dir.go
+++ b/cmd/dagger/cmd/input/dir.go
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package input
 
 import (
-	"path/filepath"
-
 	"dagger.io/go/cmd/dagger/logger"
 	"dagger.io/go/dagger"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -24,12 +22,7 @@ var dirCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		lg := logger.New()
 		ctx := lg.WithContext(cmd.Context())
 
-		path, err := filepath.Abs(args[1])
-		if err != nil {
-			lg.Error().Err(err).Str("path", args[1]).Msg("cannot get absolute path")
-		}
-
-		updateDeploymentInput(ctx, args[0], dagger.DirInput(path, []string{}))
+		updateDeploymentInput(ctx, args[0], dagger.DirInput(args[1], []string{}))
 	},
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/dagger/cmd/new.go b/cmd/dagger/cmd/new.go
index c20e9811..9c3e3966 100644
--- a/cmd/dagger/cmd/new.go
+++ b/cmd/dagger/cmd/new.go
@@ -103,11 +103,7 @@ func getPlanSource(ctx context.Context) dagger.Input {
 	if planDir != "" {
 		checkFirstSet()
 
-		path, err := filepath.Abs(planDir)
-		if err != nil {
-			lg.Error().Err(err).Str("path", planDir).Msg("cannot get absolute path")
-		}
-		src = dagger.DirInput(path, []string{"*.cue", "cue.mod"})
+		src = dagger.DirInput(planDir, []string{"*.cue", "cue.mod"})
 	}
 
 	if planGit != "" {
diff --git a/dagger/input.go b/dagger/input.go
index a00db28f..9a544bef 100644
--- a/dagger/input.go
+++ b/dagger/input.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package dagger
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"path/filepath"
 
 	"dagger.io/go/dagger/compiler"
 )
@@ -82,6 +83,13 @@ type dirInput struct {
 func (dir dirInput) Compile() (*compiler.Value, error) {
 	// FIXME: serialize an intermediate struct, instead of generating cue source
 
+	// resolve absolute path
+	path, err := filepath.Abs(dir.Path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	dir.Path = path
+
 	// json.Marshal([]string{}) returns []byte("null"), which wreaks havoc
 	// in Cue because `null` is not a `[...string]`
 	includeLLB := []byte("[]")