diff --git a/lib/app-root-path.js b/lib/app-root-path.js
index 03596e5..3c73c1c 100644
--- a/lib/app-root-path.js
+++ b/lib/app-root-path.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ module.exports = function(dirname) {
 
 	var publicInterface = {
 		resolve: function(pathToModule) {
-			return path.join(appRootPath, pathToModule);
+			return path.resolve(appRootPath, pathToModule);
 		},
 
 		require: function(pathToModule) {
@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@ module.exports = function(dirname) {
 	};
 
 	return publicInterface;
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};