diff --git a/ExtractionTool/Program.cs b/ExtractionTool/Program.cs
index eabc5a7b..4a09cd8a 100644
--- a/ExtractionTool/Program.cs
+++ b/ExtractionTool/Program.cs
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ namespace ExtractionTool
         /// <param name="includeDebug">Enable including debug information</param>
         private static void ExtractPath(string path, string outputDirectory, bool includeDebug)
         {
+            // Normalize by getting the full path
+            path = Path.GetFullPath(path);
             Console.WriteLine($"Checking possible path: {path}");
 
             // Check if the file or directory exists
diff --git a/ProtectionScan/Program.cs b/ProtectionScan/Program.cs
index 45967da8..4f478d88 100644
--- a/ProtectionScan/Program.cs
+++ b/ProtectionScan/Program.cs
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ namespace ProtectionScan
         /// <param name="path">File or directory path</param>
         private static void GetAndWriteProtections(Scanner scanner, string path)
         {
+            // Normalize by getting the full path
+            path = Path.GetFullPath(path);
+
             // An invalid path can't be scanned
             if (!Directory.Exists(path) && !File.Exists(path))
             {