diff --git a/tv_rename.cpp b/tv_rename.cpp
index 0f97414..3d188fa 100644
--- a/tv_rename.cpp
+++ b/tv_rename.cpp
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 	path = fs::absolute(path);
 
 	if( show.empty() ) {
-		show = std::regex_replace(path, std::regex(".*/"), "");
+		show = std::regex_replace(fs::canonical(path).c_str(), std::regex(".*/"), "");
 		std::cout << "Is this the right show name? " << show << std::endl;
 		std::string response;
 		std::cin >> response;