diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 20f9f1d..2da416a 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Revision history for DBIx-Class-Migration.
         - update DBIx::Class::DeploymentHandler dep to 0.002222 - thanks @KES777 for report
         - POD improvements - thanks @manwar
         - use Log::Any for errors - thanks @upasana-me
+        - coerce target_dir to absolute to work right on 5.26+
 
 0.061   2019-02-25
         - POD improvements - thanks @n7st and @willsheppard
diff --git a/lib/DBIx/Class/Migration.pm b/lib/DBIx/Class/Migration.pm
index 9cf6c68..2cde6bb 100644
--- a/lib/DBIx/Class/Migration.pm
+++ b/lib/DBIx/Class/Migration.pm
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ use JSON::MaybeXS qw(JSON);
 use File::Copy 'cp';
 use File::Spec::Functions 'catdir', 'catfile', 'updir';
 use File::Path 'mkpath', 'remove_tree';
-use DBIx::Class::Migration::Types 'LoadableClass', 'LoadableDBICSchemaClass';
+use DBIx::Class::Migration::Types qw(
+  LoadableClass LoadableDBICSchemaClass
+  AbsolutePath
+);
 use Class::Load 'load_class';
 use Devel::PartialDump;
 use SQL::Translator;
@@ -99,7 +102,7 @@ has target_dir_builder => ( is => 'ro', lazy_build => 1);
       ->new(schema_class=>$inferred_schema_class);
   }
 
-has target_dir => (is=>'ro', isa=>'Str', lazy_build=>1);
+has target_dir => (is => 'ro', isa=> AbsolutePath, coerce => 1, lazy_build=>1);
 
   sub _build_target_dir {
     shift->target_dir_builder->build;
diff --git a/lib/DBIx/Class/Migration/Script.pm b/lib/DBIx/Class/Migration/Script.pm
index 309e003..abd6017 100644
--- a/lib/DBIx/Class/Migration/Script.pm
+++ b/lib/DBIx/Class/Migration/Script.pm
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ use Moose;
 use MooseX::Attribute::ENV;
 use Pod::Find ();
 use Pod::Usage ();
-use DBIx::Class::Migration::Types 'LoadableClass', 'ArraySQLTProducers';
+use DBIx::Class::Migration::Types qw(
+  LoadableClass ArraySQLTProducers AbsolutePath
+);
 use Log::Any;
 use Carp 'croak';
 
@@ -45,7 +47,8 @@ has schema => (is=>'ro', predicate=>'has_schema');
 has schema_class => (traits => [ 'Getopt', 'ENV' ], is => 'ro', isa => 'Str',
   predicate=>'has_schema_class', env_prefix=>ENV_PREFIX, cmd_aliases => 'S');
 
-has target_dir => (traits => [ 'Getopt', 'ENV' ], is => 'ro', isa=> 'Str',
+has target_dir => (traits => [ 'Getopt', 'ENV' ],
+  is => 'ro', isa=> AbsolutePath, coerce => 1,
   predicate=>'has_target_dir', env_prefix=>ENV_PREFIX, cmd_aliases => 'dir');
 
 has sandbox_dir => (traits => [ 'Getopt', 'ENV' ], is => 'ro', isa=> 'Str',
diff --git a/lib/DBIx/Class/Migration/Types.pm b/lib/DBIx/Class/Migration/Types.pm
index 86bfbd5..64eaf4a 100644
--- a/lib/DBIx/Class/Migration/Types.pm
+++ b/lib/DBIx/Class/Migration/Types.pm
@@ -14,9 +14,14 @@ package #hide from PAUSE
 
 use MooseX::Types::LoadableClass 'LoadableClass';
 use MooseX::Types::Moose 'Str', 'ClassName', 'ArrayRef';
-use MooseX::Types -declare => [ 'LoadableDBICSchemaClass', 'SQLTProducer', 'ArraySQLTProducers' ];
+use MooseX::Types -declare => [
+  'LoadableDBICSchemaClass',
+  'SQLTProducer', 'ArraySQLTProducers',
+  'AbsolutePath',
+];
 use Module::Find ();
 use MooseX::Getopt::OptionTypeMap ();
+use File::Spec::Functions 'file_name_is_absolute', 'rel2abs';
 
 subtype LoadableDBICSchemaClass,
   as LoadableClass,
@@ -48,6 +53,15 @@ MooseX::Getopt::OptionTypeMap->add_option_type_to_map(
   ArraySQLTProducers() => '=s@'
 );
 
+subtype AbsolutePath,
+  as Str,
+  where { file_name_is_absolute $_ },
+  ;
+coerce AbsolutePath,
+  from Str,
+  via { rel2abs $_ },
+  ;
+
 1;
 
 =head1 NAME
diff --git a/t/migration-postgresql.t b/t/migration-postgresql.t
index 2ec7eee..70b31dc 100644
--- a/t/migration-postgresql.t
+++ b/t/migration-postgresql.t
@@ -13,9 +13,8 @@ use File::Spec::Functions 'catfile';
 use File::Path 'rmtree';
 use Test::Requires qw(Test::Postgresql58);
 use File::Temp 'tempdir';
-use Cwd 'abs_path'; # if no abs_path, need "." in @INC
 
-my $dir = tempdir(DIR => abs_path('t'), CLEANUP => 1);
+my $dir = tempdir(DIR => 't', CLEANUP => 1);
 
 ok(
   my $migration = DBIx::Class::Migration->new(
diff --git a/t/migration-sqlite.t b/t/migration-sqlite.t
index 775eda1..f3ae84a 100644
--- a/t/migration-sqlite.t
+++ b/t/migration-sqlite.t
@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@ use DBIx::Class::Migration;
 use File::Spec::Functions 'catfile';
 use File::Path 'rmtree';
 use File::Temp 'tempdir';
-use Cwd 'abs_path'; # if no abs_path, need "." in @INC
 
-my $dir = tempdir(DIR => abs_path('t'), CLEANUP => 1);
+my $dir = tempdir(DIR => 't', CLEANUP => 1);
 
 ok(
   my $migration = DBIx::Class::Migration->new(
diff --git a/t/upgrade-downgrade-sqlite.t b/t/upgrade-downgrade-sqlite.t
index 0456466..6898fc2 100644
--- a/t/upgrade-downgrade-sqlite.t
+++ b/t/upgrade-downgrade-sqlite.t
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@ use Test::Most;
 use DBIx::Class::Migration;
 use File::Spec::Functions 'catfile';
 use File::Temp 'tempdir';
-use Cwd 'abs_path'; # if no abs_path, need "." in @INC
 
-my $dir = tempdir(DIR => abs_path('t'), CLEANUP => 1);
+my $dir = tempdir(DIR => 't', CLEANUP => 1);
 
 my ($target_dir, $schema_args);  # Outer Scope so we can reuse