diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c29dec1..afb8e65 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "nexe",
-  "version": "3.0.3",
+  "version": "3.0.4",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dd1c0a5..77a2ab0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "nexe",
   "description": "Create a single executable out of your Node.js application",
   "license": "MIT",
-  "version": "3.0.3",
+  "version": "3.0.4",
   "contributors": [
     "Craig Condon <craig.j.condon@gmail.com> (http://crcn.io)",
     "Jared Allard <jaredallard@outlook.com>",
diff --git a/src/fs/patch.ts b/src/fs/patch.ts
index cc8428d..08a72b1 100644
--- a/src/fs/patch.ts
+++ b/src/fs/patch.ts
@@ -31,14 +31,15 @@ function shimFs(binary: NexeBinary, fs: any = require('fs')) {
   }
   originalFsMethods = Object.assign({}, fs)
   nexeBinary = binary
-  const { blobPath, resources: manifest } = binary
-  const { resourceStart, stat } = binary.layout
-  const directories: { [key: string]: { [key: string]: boolean } } = {},
+  const { blobPath, resources: manifest } = binary,
+    { resourceStart, stat } = binary.layout,
+    directories: { [key: string]: { [key: string]: boolean } } = {},
     notAFile = '!@#$%^&*',
     isWin = process.platform.startsWith('win'),
     isString = (x: any): x is string => typeof x === 'string' || x instanceof String,
     noop = () => {},
-    path = require('path')
+    path = require('path'),
+    baseDir = path.dirname(process.execPath)
 
   let log = (text: string) => true
   if ((process.env.DEBUG || '').toLowerCase().includes('nexe:require')) {
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ function shimFs(binary: NexeBinary, fs: any = require('fs')) {
     if (!isString(filepath)) {
       return notAFile
     }
-    let key = path.resolve(filepath)
+    let key = path.resolve(baseDir, filepath)
 
     if (isWin && key.substr(1, 2) === ':\\') {
       key = key[0].toUpperCase() + key.substr(1)
diff --git a/src/steps/shim.ts b/src/steps/shim.ts
index 8dc4c67..fd225b8 100644
--- a/src/steps/shim.ts
+++ b/src/steps/shim.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,11 @@ export default function(compiler: NexeCompiler, next: () => Promise<void>) {
   compiler.shims.push(
     wrap(`
       if (!process.send) {
-        process.argv.splice(1,0, require.resolve(${JSON.stringify(compiler.entrypoint)}))  
+        const path = require('path')
+        const entry = path.resolve(path.dirname(process.execPath),${JSON.stringify(
+          compiler.entrypoint
+        )})
+        process.argv.splice(1,0, entry)
       }
     `)
   )