diff --git a/src/context.rs b/src/context.rs
index 322267d..6874f7b 100644
--- a/src/context.rs
+++ b/src/context.rs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ impl Context {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn from_files<'a, T: AsRef<Path>>(
+    pub fn from_files<'a, T: AsRef<Path> + std::fmt::Debug>(
         files: Vec<&PathBuf>,
         file_path: &'a FilePath<T>,
     ) -> Result<Context> {
diff --git a/src/file_path.rs b/src/file_path.rs
index 0298482..92a615e 100644
--- a/src/file_path.rs
+++ b/src/file_path.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ impl<'a, P: AsRef<Path> + 'a> FilePath<'a, P> {
     pub fn new(input: &'a P, output: &'a P) -> Self {
         Self {
             input: Self::make_recursive(input),
-            root_dir: Self::strip_wildcards(input),
+            root_dir: Self::strip_wildcards(Self::strip_dot(&input)),
             output,
             slug_word_limit: Default::default(),
         }
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ impl<'a, P: AsRef<Path> + 'a> FilePath<'a, P> {
         !path.as_ref().contains("*")
     }
 
+    fn strip_dot(path: &P) -> &Path {
+        path.as_ref().strip_prefix("./").unwrap_or(path.as_ref())
+    }
+
     fn strip_wildcards<P2: AsRef<Path> + ?Sized>(path: &'a P2) -> PathBuf {
         path.as_ref()
             .ancestors()
@@ -77,3 +81,20 @@ impl<'a, P: AsRef<Path> + 'a> FilePath<'a, P> {
         value.as_ref().strip_prefix(&self.root_dir)
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use std::path::Path;
+
+    use super::FilePath;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn relative_paths() {
+        let relative = FilePath::new(&"./in", &"./out");
+        let bare = FilePath::new(&"in", &"out");
+        let path = "in/nested/deeply/test.md" ;
+        let expected = Path::new("nested/deeply/test.md");
+        assert_eq!(expected, relative.strip_root(&path).unwrap());
+        assert_eq!(expected, bare.strip_root(&path).unwrap());
+    }
+}