diff --git a/src/interpreter.cpp b/src/interpreter.cpp
index d139e8b..73af6fc 100644
--- a/src/interpreter.cpp
+++ b/src/interpreter.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,16 @@
     return boost::apply_visitor(pathToStringVisitor(), path);
 }
 
+void Interpreter::checkRpcPath(const dataPath_& commandPath) const
+{
+    if (auto inputPath = m_datastore.inputDatastorePath()) {
+        dataPath_ newPath = realPath(m_parser.currentPath(), commandPath);
+        if (!pathToDataString(newPath, Prefixes::WhenNeeded).starts_with(*inputPath)) {
+            throw std::runtime_error("Can't execute `cd` outside of the `prepare` context.");
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 void Interpreter::operator()(const commit_&) const
 {
     m_datastore.commitChanges();
@@ -98,9 +108,7 @@
 
 void Interpreter::operator()(const cd_& cd) const
 {
-    if (auto rpcInputPath = m_datastore.inputDatastorePath(); rpcInputPath && !pathToDataString(cd.m_path, Prefixes::WhenNeeded).starts_with(m_parser.currentNode())) {
-        throw std::runtime_error("Can't cd out of `prepare` context");
-    }
+    checkRpcPath(cd.m_path);
     m_parser.changeNode(cd.m_path);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/interpreter.hpp b/src/interpreter.hpp
index f2cfd11..3723432 100644
--- a/src/interpreter.hpp
+++ b/src/interpreter.hpp
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
     void operator()(const quit_&) const;
 
 private:
+    void checkRpcPath(const dataPath_& commandPath) const;
+
     [[nodiscard]] std::string buildTypeInfo(const std::string& path) const;
 
     template <typename PathType>