diff --git a/src/bin/edi_main.c b/src/bin/edi_main.c
index 6385c3d..b475512 100644
--- a/src/bin/edi_main.c
+++ b/src/bin/edi_main.c
@@ -411,16 +411,18 @@ _edi_exit(void *data EINA_UNUSED, Evas_Object *obj EINA_UNUSED, void *event_info
 }
 
 EAPI Evas_Object *
-edi_open(const char *path)
+edi_open(const char *inputpath)
 {
    Evas_Object *win, *vbx, *content, *tb;
    const char *winname;
+   char *path;
 
-   if (!edi_project_set(path))
+   if (!edi_project_set(inputpath))
      {
         fprintf(stderr, "Project path must be a directory\n");
         return NULL;
      }
+   path = realpath(inputpath, NULL);
 
    elm_need_ethumb();
    elm_need_efreet();
@@ -451,6 +453,7 @@ edi_open(const char *path)
    evas_object_resize(win, 560 * elm_config_scale_get(), 420 * elm_config_scale_get());
    evas_object_show(win);
 
+   free(path);
    return win;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/edi.c b/src/lib/edi.c
index 8950a49..3c4aec4 100644
--- a/src/lib/edi.c
+++ b/src/lib/edi.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ edi_project_set(const char *path)
 {
    char *real = NULL;
 
-   real = realpath(real, NULL);
+   real = realpath(path, NULL);
    if (!_edi_path_isdir(path))
      {
         free(real);
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ edi_project_set(const char *path)
    if (_edi_project_path)
      eina_stringshare_del(_edi_project_path);
 
-   _edi_project_path = eina_stringshare_add(path);
+   _edi_project_path = eina_stringshare_add(real);
    free(real);
    return EINA_TRUE;
 }