diff --git a/deluge/ui/console/cmdline/commands/add.py b/deluge/ui/console/cmdline/commands/add.py
index f65d996a2..3b1b970b3 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/console/cmdline/commands/add.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/console/cmdline/commands/add.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
 
         t_options = {}
         if options.path:
-            t_options['download_location'] = os.path.expanduser(options.path)
+            t_options['download_location'] = os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser(options.path))
 
         def on_success(result):
             if not result: