diff --git a/freqtrade/resolvers/iresolver.py b/freqtrade/resolvers/iresolver.py
index 9d0c97917..5a62d448f 100644
--- a/freqtrade/resolvers/iresolver.py
+++ b/freqtrade/resolvers/iresolver.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class IResolver(object):
             if not str(entry).endswith('.py'):
                 logger.debug('Ignoring %s', entry)
                 continue
-            module_path = Path.resolve(directory.joinpath(entry))
+            module_path = entry.resolve()
             obj = IResolver._get_valid_object(
                 object_type, module_path, object_name
             )
@@ -84,6 +84,6 @@ class IResolver(object):
                         f"from '{module_path}'...")
                     return module
             except FileNotFoundError:
-                logger.warning('Path "%s" does not exist.', _path.relative_to(Path.cwd()))
+                logger.warning('Path "%s" does not exist.', _path.resolve())
 
         return None
diff --git a/freqtrade/resolvers/strategy_resolver.py b/freqtrade/resolvers/strategy_resolver.py
index aa73327ff..37aa96b68 100644
--- a/freqtrade/resolvers/strategy_resolver.py
+++ b/freqtrade/resolvers/strategy_resolver.py
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class StrategyResolver(IResolver):
         current_path = Path(__file__).parent.parent.joinpath('strategy').resolve()
 
         abs_paths = [
-            Path.cwd().joinpath('user_data/strategies'),
+            config['user_data_dir'].joinpath('strategies'),
             current_path,
         ]