diff --git a/src/backend/src/services/worker/WorkerService.js b/src/backend/src/services/worker/WorkerService.js
index 55f1d1dd..637aa9a4 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/services/worker/WorkerService.js
+++ b/src/backend/src/services/worker/WorkerService.js
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ const { Eq } = require("../../om/query/query");
 const { get_app } = require("../../helpers");
 const { UsernameNotifSelector } = require("../NotificationService");
 const APIError = require("../../api/APIError");
+const FSNodeParam = require("../../api/filesystem/FSNodeParam");
 
 async function readPuterFile(actor, filePath) {
     try {
@@ -189,7 +190,11 @@ class WorkerService extends BaseService {
                 try {
                     workerName = workerName.toLocaleLowerCase(); // just incase
                     if(!(/^[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$/.test(workerName))) return;
-                    
+
+                    filePath = await (await (new FSNodeParam('path')).consolidate({
+                        req: { user: Context.get("actor").type.user },
+                        getParam: () => filePath,
+                    })).get("path");
                     const userData = await getUserInfo(authorization, this.global_config.api_base_url);
                     const actor = Context.get("actor");
                     const es_subdomain = this.services.get('es:subdomain');
diff --git a/src/puter-js/src/modules/Workers.js b/src/puter-js/src/modules/Workers.js
index 2c59f737..ededb142 100644
--- a/src/puter-js/src/modules/Workers.js
+++ b/src/puter-js/src/modules/Workers.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import getAbsolutePathForApp from "./FileSystem/utils/getAbsolutePathForApp.js";
+
 export class WorkersHandler {
 
     constructor(authToken) {
@@ -10,6 +12,7 @@ export class WorkersHandler {
         if (!currentWorkers) {
             currentWorkers = {};
         }
+        filePath = getAbsolutePathForApp(filePath);
 
         const driverCall = await puter.drivers.call("workers", "worker-service", "create", { authorization: puter.authToken, filePath, workerName });
         const driverResult = driverCall.result;