diff --git a/packages/cspell/src/app/__snapshots__/app.test.ts.snap b/packages/cspell/src/app/__snapshots__/app.test.ts.snap
index 64daad7661f..ebd59d14b10 100644
--- a/packages/cspell/src/app/__snapshots__/app.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/cspell/src/app/__snapshots__/app.test.ts.snap
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ error	CSpell: Files checked: 2, Issues found: 2 in 2 files"
 
 exports[`Validate cli > app '--fail-fast no option' Expect Error: [Function CheckFailed] 3`] = `
 "
-1/2 ./samples/fail-fast/first-fail.txt
-2/2 ./samples/fail-fast/second-fail.txt"
+1/2 ./first-fail.txt
+2/2 ./second-fail.txt"
 `;
 
 exports[`Validate cli > app '--fail-fast with config' Expect Error: [Function CheckFailed] 1`] = `[]`;
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ error	CSpell: Files checked: 1, Issues found: 1 in 1 files"
 
 exports[`Validate cli > app '--fail-fast with config' Expect Error: [Function CheckFailed] 3`] = `
 "
-1/2 ./samples/fail-fast/first-fail.txt"
+1/2 ./first-fail.txt"
 `;
 
 exports[`Validate cli > app '--fail-fast with option' Expect Error: [Function CheckFailed] 1`] = `[]`;
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ error	CSpell: Files checked: 1, Issues found: 1 in 1 files"
 
 exports[`Validate cli > app '--fail-fast with option' Expect Error: [Function CheckFailed] 3`] = `
 "
-1/2 ./samples/fail-fast/first-fail.txt"
+1/2 ./first-fail.txt"
 `;
 
 exports[`Validate cli > app '--help' Expect Error: 'outputHelp' 1`] = `
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ error	CSpell: Files checked: 2, Issues found: 2 in 2 files"
 
 exports[`Validate cli > app '--no-fail-fast with config' Expect Error: [Function CheckFailed] 3`] = `
 "
-1/2 ./samples/fail-fast/first-fail.txt
-2/2 ./samples/fail-fast/second-fail.txt"
+1/2 ./first-fail.txt
+2/2 ./second-fail.txt"
 `;
 
 exports[`Validate cli > app 'Explicit file://' Expect Error: undefined 1`] = `[]`;
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ error	CSpell: Files checked: 1, Issues found: 0 in 0 files"
 
 exports[`Validate cli > app 'Explicit file://' Expect Error: undefined 3`] = `
 "
-1/1 ./fixtures/misc/star-not.md"
+1/1 ./star-not.md"
 `;
 
 exports[`Validate cli > app 'Explicit not found file://' Expect Error: [Function CheckFailed] 1`] = `[]`;
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ error	CSpell: Files checked: 1, Issues found: 0 in 1 files"
 
 exports[`Validate cli > app 'Explicit not found file://' Expect Error: [Function CheckFailed] 3`] = `
 "
-1/1 ./fixtures/misc/not-fond.md"
+1/1 ./not-fond.md"
 `;
 
 exports[`Validate cli > app 'LICENSE' Expect Error: undefined 1`] = `[]`;
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ error	CSpell: Files checked: 1, Issues found: 0 in 0 files"
 
 exports[`Validate cli > app 'issue-2998 --language-id' Expect Error: undefined 3`] = `
 "
-1/1 ./fixtures/issue-2998/fix-words.txt"
+1/1 ./fix-words.txt"
 `;
 
 exports[`Validate cli > app 'link add' 1`] = `""`;
@@ -1033,24 +1033,24 @@ error	 0.00ms
 error	 0.00ms
 error	 0.00ms
 error	 0.00ms X
-log	./samples/text.txt:1:14 - Unknown word (fulll)
-log	./samples/text.txt:1:23 - Unknown word (errrorrrs)
-log	./samples/text.txt:3:4 - Unknown word (hass)
-log	./samples/text.txt:3:9 - Unknown word (someissues)
-log	./samples/text.txt:3:23 - Unknown word (everyline)
-log	./samples/text.txt:5:24 - Unknown word (okkk)
-log	./samples/text.txt:5:32 - Unknown word (reead)
+log	./text.txt:1:14 - Unknown word (fulll)
+log	./text.txt:1:23 - Unknown word (errrorrrs)
+log	./text.txt:3:4 - Unknown word (hass)
+log	./text.txt:3:9 - Unknown word (someissues)
+log	./text.txt:3:23 - Unknown word (everyline)
+log	./text.txt:5:24 - Unknown word (okkk)
+log	./text.txt:5:32 - Unknown word (reead)
 error	CSpell: Files checked: 6, Issues found: 7 in 1 files"
 `;
 
 exports[`Validate cli > app 'with errors and excludes' Expect Error: [Function CheckFailed] 3`] = `
 "
-1/6 ./samples/cspell-bad.json
-2/6 ./samples/cspell-includes.json
-3/6 ./samples/cspell-missing-dict.json
-4/6 ./samples/sample.c
-5/6 ./samples/sample.py
-6/6 ./samples/text.txt"
+1/6 ./cspell-bad.json
+2/6 ./cspell-includes.json
+3/6 ./cspell-missing-dict.json
+4/6 ./sample.c
+5/6 ./sample.py
+6/6 ./text.txt"
 `;
 
 exports[`Validate cli > app 'with forbidden words' Expect Error: [Function CheckFailed] 1`] = `[]`;
diff --git a/packages/cspell/src/app/cli-reporter.ts b/packages/cspell/src/app/cli-reporter.ts
index 8165a3f632e..f8751820c55 100644
--- a/packages/cspell/src/app/cli-reporter.ts
+++ b/packages/cspell/src/app/cli-reporter.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ function nullEmitter() {
     /* empty */
 }
 
-function relativeFilename(filename: string, cwd = process.cwd()): string {
+function relativeFilename(filename: string, cwd: string): string {
     const rel = path.relative(cwd, filename);
     if (rel.startsWith('..')) return filename;
     return '.' + path.sep + rel;
@@ -74,20 +74,20 @@ function relativeUriFilename(uri: string, fsPathRoot: string): string {
     return '.' + path.sep + rel;
 }
 
-function reportProgress(p: ProgressItem) {
+function reportProgress(p: ProgressItem, cwd: string) {
     if (p.type === 'ProgressFileComplete') {
         return reportProgressFileComplete(p);
     }
     if (p.type === 'ProgressFileBegin') {
-        return reportProgressFileBegin(p);
+        return reportProgressFileBegin(p, cwd);
     }
 }
 
-function reportProgressFileBegin(p: ProgressFileBegin) {
+function reportProgressFileBegin(p: ProgressFileBegin, cwd: string) {
     const fc = '' + p.fileCount;
     const fn = (' '.repeat(fc.length) + p.fileNum).slice(-fc.length);
     const idx = fn + '/' + fc;
-    const filename = chalk.gray(relativeFilename(p.filename));
+    const filename = chalk.gray(relativeFilename(p.filename, cwd));
     process.stderr.write(`\r${idx} ${filename}`);
 }
 
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ export function getReporter(options: ReporterOptions, config?: ReporterConfigura
         emitters[msgType]?.(message);
     }
 
-    const root = URI.file(options.root || process.cwd());
+    const root = URI.file(path.resolve(options.root || process.cwd()));
     const fsPathRoot = root.fsPath;
     function relativeIssue(fn: (i: ReporterIssue) => void): (i: Issue) => void {
         const fnFilename = options.relative
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ export function getReporter(options: ReporterOptions, config?: ReporterConfigura
         error: silent ? nullEmitter : errorEmitter,
         info: infoEmitter,
         debug: emitters.Debug,
-        progress: !silent && progress ? reportProgress : nullEmitter,
+        progress: !silent && progress ? (p) => reportProgress(p, fsPathRoot) : nullEmitter,
         result: !silent && summary ? resultEmitter : nullEmitter,
     };
 }