diff --git a/lua/harpoon/ui.lua b/lua/harpoon/ui.lua
index 0d6278c..1abbbed 100644
--- a/lua/harpoon/ui.lua
+++ b/lua/harpoon/ui.lua
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ function M.nav_file(id)
     end
 
     local mark = Marked.get_marked_file(idx)
-    local buf_id = vim.fn.bufnr(mark.filename, true)
+    local buf_id = vim.fn.bufnr(vim.fn.getcwd().. '/' .. mark.filename, true)
     local set_row = not vim.api.nvim_buf_is_loaded(buf_id)
 
     vim.api.nvim_set_current_buf(buf_id)