diff --git a/coupledmodeldriver/client/initialize_adcirc.py b/coupledmodeldriver/client/initialize_adcirc.py
index 5a4ce391..ed6f12d6 100644
--- a/coupledmodeldriver/client/initialize_adcirc.py
+++ b/coupledmodeldriver/client/initialize_adcirc.py
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ def initialize_adcirc(
             adcprep_executable = Path(os.path.relpath(adcprep_executable, output_directory))
         if aswip_executable is not None:
             aswip_executable = Path(os.path.relpath(aswip_executable, output_directory))
-        output_directory = Path('.')
+        output_directory = Path(os.path.relpath(output_directory, Path.cwd()))
 
     if nems_interval is not None:
         configuration = NEMSADCIRCRunConfiguration(