diff --git a/pw_cli/py/pw_cli/__main__.py b/pw_cli/py/pw_cli/__main__.py
index c82500c..096f341 100644
--- a/pw_cli/py/pw_cli/__main__.py
+++ b/pw_cli/py/pw_cli/__main__.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     if not args.no_banner:
         arguments.print_banner()
 
-    _LOG.debug('Executing the pw command from %s', args.directory.resolve())
+    _LOG.debug('Executing the pw command from %s', args.directory)
     os.chdir(args.directory)
 
     plugins.register(args.directory)
diff --git a/pw_cli/py/pw_cli/arguments.py b/pw_cli/py/pw_cli/arguments.py
index 5e37823..baac649 100644
--- a/pw_cli/py/pw_cli/arguments.py
+++ b/pw_cli/py/pw_cli/arguments.py
@@ -70,11 +70,10 @@
 
     def directory(arg: str) -> Path:
         path = Path(arg)
-        if not path.is_dir():
-            raise argparse.ArgumentTypeError(
-                f'{path} is not a path to a directory')
+        if path.is_dir():
+            return path.resolve()
 
-        return path
+        raise argparse.ArgumentTypeError(f'{path} is not a directory')
 
     def log_level(arg: str) -> int:
         try: