diff --git a/src/interpreter.cpp b/src/interpreter.cpp
index 3630c25..61604bb 100644
--- a/src/interpreter.cpp
+++ b/src/interpreter.cpp
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
 std::string Interpreter::absolutePathFromCommand(const T& command) const
 {
     if (command.m_path.m_scope == Scope::Absolute)
-        return "/" + pathToDataString(command.m_path);
+        return pathToDataString(command.m_path);
     else
         return joinPaths(m_parser.currentNode(), pathToDataString(command.m_path));
 }
@@ -143,14 +143,13 @@
     const auto path = *get.m_path;
     if (path.type() == typeid(module_)) {
         return "/"s + boost::get<module_>(path).m_name + ":*";
-
     } else {
         auto actualPath = boost::get<boost::variant<dataPath_, schemaPath_>>(path);
         std::string pathString = boost::apply_visitor(pathToStringVisitor(), actualPath);
         auto pathScope{boost::apply_visitor(getPathScopeVisitor(), actualPath)};
 
         if (pathScope == Scope::Absolute) {
-            return "/" + pathString;
+            return pathString;
         } else {
             return joinPaths(m_parser.currentNode(), pathString);
         }
diff --git a/src/parser.cpp b/src/parser.cpp
index 370ba1b..c7644e2 100644
--- a/src/parser.cpp
+++ b/src/parser.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 Parser::Parser(const std::shared_ptr<const Schema> schema)
     : m_schema(schema)
 {
+    m_curDir.m_scope = Scope::Absolute;
 }
 
 command_ Parser::parseCommand(const std::string& line, std::ostream& errorStream)
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@
 
 std::string Parser::currentNode() const
 {
-    return "/" + pathToDataString(m_curDir);
+    return pathToDataString(m_curDir);
 }
 
 struct getSchemaPathVisitor : boost::static_visitor<schemaPath_> {