diff --git a/pkg/cli/audit_report.go b/pkg/cli/audit_report.go
index 9c4d7bf223e..b591e0822b5 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/audit_report.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/audit_report.go
@@ -339,13 +339,6 @@ func extractDownloadedFiles(logsPath string) []FileInfo {
 		return files
 	}
 
-	// Get current working directory to calculate relative paths
-	cwd, err := os.Getwd()
-	if err != nil {
-		auditReportLog.Printf("Failed to get current directory: %v", err)
-		cwd = ""
-	}
-
 	for _, entry := range entries {
 		// Skip directories
 		if entry.IsDir() {
@@ -355,16 +348,15 @@ func extractDownloadedFiles(logsPath string) []FileInfo {
 		name := entry.Name()
 		fullPath := filepath.Join(logsPath, name)
 
-		// Calculate relative path from workspace root (current working directory)
-		relativePath := fullPath
-		if cwd != "" {
-			if relPath, err := filepath.Rel(cwd, fullPath); err == nil {
-				relativePath = relPath
-			}
+		// Use absolute path so callers get a directly usable path
+		absPath, err := filepath.Abs(fullPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			auditReportLog.Printf("Failed to resolve absolute path for %s: %v", fullPath, err)
+			absPath = fullPath
 		}
 
 		fileInfo := FileInfo{
-			Path:        relativePath,
+			Path:        absPath,
 			Description: describeFile(name),
 		}
 
diff --git a/pkg/cli/audit_report_helpers_test.go b/pkg/cli/audit_report_helpers_test.go
index 49e8f9c5e7a..6e93c090f6b 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/audit_report_helpers_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/audit_report_helpers_test.go
@@ -177,10 +177,17 @@ func TestDownloadedFilesInAuditData(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected %d files, got %d", expectedCount, len(files))
 	}
 
+	// Verify all paths are absolute
+	for _, file := range files {
+		if !filepath.IsAbs(file.Path) {
+			t.Errorf("Expected absolute path, got relative path: %s", file.Path)
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Verify specific files have correct attributes
 	fileMap := make(map[string]FileInfo)
 	for _, file := range files {
-		// Use basename for lookup since paths are now relative to workspace root
+		// Use basename for lookup since we only need to find files by name
 		basename := filepath.Base(file.Path)
 		fileMap[basename] = file
 	}
@@ -323,7 +330,7 @@ func TestAuditReportFileListingIntegration(t *testing.T) {
 	// Build a map for easy lookup
 	fileMap := make(map[string]FileInfo)
 	for _, f := range files {
-		// Use basename for lookup since paths are now relative to workspace root
+		// Use basename for lookup since we only need to find files by name
 		basename := filepath.Base(f.Path)
 		fileMap[basename] = f
 	}