diff --git a/py/API_operations/UserFolder.py b/py/API_operations/UserFolder.py
index 8383984c..f27ad1e5 100644
--- a/py/API_operations/UserFolder.py
+++ b/py/API_operations/UserFolder.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def list_and_format(a_dir: Union[UserDirectory, CommonFolder], sub_path: str) ->
         # Format data to return
         entries = [DirectoryEntryModel(name=a_name, type=a_type, size=a_size, mtime=a_mtime)
                    for (a_name, a_type, a_size, a_mtime) in listing]
-        return DirectoryModel(path=sub_path, entries=entries)
+        return DirectoryModel(path=a_dir.absolute_path(sub_path), entries=entries)
 
 
 class CommonFolderService(Service):
diff --git a/py/FS/CommonDir.py b/py/FS/CommonDir.py
index a2ebcabc..239f2ca1 100644
--- a/py/FS/CommonDir.py
+++ b/py/FS/CommonDir.py
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ def path_to(self, sub_path: str) -> str:
         sub_path = sub_path.lstrip("/")
         return self.path.joinpath(sub_path).as_posix()
 
+    def absolute_path(self, sub_path: str):
+        return Path(self.path.joinpath(sub_path)).absolute()
+
     def list(self, sub_path: str) -> List[DirEntryT]:
         """
             List given sub-path, returning the name of entries and details of zip files.
@@ -34,8 +37,7 @@ def list(self, sub_path: str) -> List[DirEntryT]:
         ret: List[DirEntryT] = []
         # Leading / implies root directory
         sub_path = sub_path.lstrip("/")
-        abs_path = Path(self.path.joinpath(sub_path))
-        return self.list_dir_into(abs_path, ret)
+        return self.list_dir_into(self.absolute_path(sub_path), ret)
 
     @staticmethod
     def list_dir_into(abs_path, out):
diff --git a/py/FS/UserDir.py b/py/FS/UserDir.py
index fa1b9ccd..9f21251f 100644
--- a/py/FS/UserDir.py
+++ b/py/FS/UserDir.py
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ async def add_file(self, name: str, path: Optional[str], stream: Any) -> str:
                 buff = await stream.read(1024)
         return str(dest_path)
 
+    def absolute_path(self, sub_path: str):
+        return Path(tempfile.gettempdir(), self.USER_DIR_PATTERN % self.user_id, sub_path).absolute()
+
     def list(self, sub_path: str) -> List[DirEntryT]:
         """
             Only list the known (with tags) directory.
@@ -62,8 +65,8 @@ def list(self, sub_path: str) -> List[DirEntryT]:
         # Leading / implies root directory
         sub_path = sub_path.lstrip("/")
         ret: List[DirEntryT] = []
-        path: Path = Path(tempfile.gettempdir(), self.USER_DIR_PATTERN % self.user_id, sub_path)
-        CommonFolder.list_dir_into(path, ret)
+        
+        CommonFolder.list_dir_into(self.absolute_path(sub_path), ret)
         return ret
 
     def contains(self, path_str: str) -> bool: