diff --git a/core/util/compare.js b/core/util/compare.js
index 88d919f08..37dbb5ca8 100644
--- a/core/util/compare.js
+++ b/core/util/compare.js
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ module.exports = function (config) {
return map(compareConfig.testPairs, function (pair) {
var Test = report.addTest(pair);
- var referencePath = path.join(config.projectPath, pair.reference);
- var testPath = path.join(config.projectPath, pair.test);
+ var referencePath = path.resolve(config.projectPath, pair.reference);
+ var testPath = path.resolve(config.projectPath, pair.test);
return compareImage(referencePath, testPath, config.resembleOutputOptions)
.then(function logCompareResult (data) {
diff --git a/examples/absolutePaths/.gitignore b/examples/absolutePaths/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..37a9fae63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/absolutePaths/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/backstop_data/
diff --git a/examples/absolutePaths/README.md b/examples/absolutePaths/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..78d241457
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/absolutePaths/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Backstop Absolute Paths Example
+
+You can run this example by executing the following commands:
+
+1. `npm install`
+2. `npm start`
+
+## License
+
+MIT
diff --git a/examples/absolutePaths/backstop.js b/examples/absolutePaths/backstop.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..192fdbf1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/absolutePaths/backstop.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+const path = require('path');
+
+module.exports = {
+ id: 'Absolute Paths Example',
+ viewports: [
+ {
+ name: 'phone',
+ width: 320,
+ height: 480
+ }
+ ],
+ scenarios: [
+ {
+ label: 'Absolute Paths Example',
+ url: 'http://localhost:8000/',
+ selectors: [
+ '.title'
+ ]
+ }
+ ],
+ paths: {
+ bitmaps_reference: path.resolve(__dirname, 'backstop_data/bitmaps_reference'),
+ bitmaps_test: path.resolve(__dirname, 'backstop_data/bitmaps_test')
+ },
+ engine: 'phantomjs',
+ report: ['browser']
+};
diff --git a/examples/absolutePaths/package.json b/examples/absolutePaths/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..192733303
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/absolutePaths/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+ "name": "absolute-paths-example",
+ "version": "1.0.0",
+ "private": true,
+ "author": "katashin",
+ "license": "MIT",
+ "scripts": {
+ "start": "run-p serve test",
+ "test": "backstop reference --config=backstop.js && backstop test --config=backstop.js",
+ "serve": "lite-server -c server.json"
+ },
+ "dependencies": {
+ "backstopjs": "^2.6.14",
+ "lite-server": "^2.3.0",
+ "npm-run-all": "^4.0.2"
+ }
+}
diff --git a/examples/absolutePaths/server.json b/examples/absolutePaths/server.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1155a48ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/absolutePaths/server.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+ "port": "8000",
+ "open": false,
+ "ui": false,
+ "ghostMode": false,
+ "notify": false,
+ "logLevel": "silent",
+ "server": {
+ "baseDir": "./static"
+ }
+}
diff --git a/examples/absolutePaths/static/index.html b/examples/absolutePaths/static/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b954050f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/absolutePaths/static/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Absolute Paths Example
+
+
+ Hello
+
+