diff --git a/bin/pull-arabic b/bin/pull-arabic
index cbc6243..cc98eb9 100755
--- a/bin/pull-arabic
+++ b/bin/pull-arabic
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ require "paint"
 # Configuration variables.
 base_uri = "www.sacred-texts.com"
 path = "/isl/uq/%{htm_file}"
-dest_path = File.join(__dir__, "..", "src", "arabic", "%{chapter_num}.json")
+dest_path = File.expand_path File.join(__dir__, "..", "src", "arabic", "%{chapter_num}.json")
 chapter_count = 114
 cool_off = 5
 
diff --git a/bin/pull-english b/bin/pull-english
index a614a9d..a7e71ca 100755
--- a/bin/pull-english
+++ b/bin/pull-english
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ require "paint"
 # Configuration variables.
 base_uri = "quran.com"
 path = "/%{chapter_num}/%{verse_num}"
-dest_path = File.join(__dir__, "..", "src", "english", "%{chapter_num}.json")
-arab_path = File.join(__dir__, "..", "src", "arabic", "%{chapter_num}.json")
+dest_path = File.expand_path File.join(__dir__, "..", "src", "english", "%{chapter_num}.json")
+arab_path = File.expand_path File.join(__dir__, "..", "src", "arabic", "%{chapter_num}.json")
 chapter_count = 114
 cool_off = 5