diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 2ac188b..01bce03 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -59,19 +59,20 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     let mut mpvctl = MpvCtl::connect("/tmp/recordwatchsocket").await?;
     let mut end_file_listener = mpvctl.listen(&["end-file"])?;
     for f in files {
+        let canonicalized_path = f.path().canonicalize()?;
         let already_watched_count: i64 = sqlx::query(r#"SELECT count(*) FROM watched WHERE path = ? AND profile = (SELECT id FROM PROFILE WHERE name = ?)"#)
-            .bind(f.path().as_os_str().to_str())
+            .bind(canonicalized_path.as_os_str().to_str())
             .bind(&profile)
             .fetch_one(&mut dbconn).await?.try_get("count(*)")?;
 
         println!("Already watched count: {}", already_watched_count);
         if already_watched_count > 0 {
-            println!("Skipping: Already watched {}", f.path().display());
+            println!("Skipping: Already watched {}", canonicalized_path.display());
             continue;
         }
 
-        println!("Launching {}", f.path().display());
-        mpvctl.play_video(f.path()).await?;
+        println!("Launching {}", canonicalized_path.display());
+        mpvctl.play_video(&canonicalized_path).await?;
         if let Some(evt) = end_file_listener.recv().await {
             println!("end file event {}", evt);
             if let serde_json::Value::Object(obj) = evt {
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
                         // Watched the video until the end
                         let insert: u64 = sqlx::query(r#"INSERT INTO watched (profile, path, watched_at) SELECT (SELECT id FROM PROFILE WHERE name = ?) profile, ? path, DATETIME('now') watched_at"#)
                             .bind(&profile)
-                            .bind(f.path().as_os_str().to_str())
+                            .bind(canonicalized_path.as_os_str().to_str())
                             .execute(&mut dbconn).await?.rows_affected();
                         println!("Insert: {:?}", insert);
                         assert!(insert == 1);