diff --git a/src/backends/weird.cr b/src/backends/weird.cr
index 8034b0e..719582b 100644
--- a/src/backends/weird.cr
+++ b/src/backends/weird.cr
@@ -60,15 +60,17 @@ class WeirdBackend < Package::Backend::Packaging
 		Dir.cd package.fake_root_directory
 
 		FileUtils.find "." do |path|
+			file = path.lchop
+
 			if File.symlink? path
-				manifest.puts [path, "symlink", File.readlink(path)].join ':'
+				manifest.puts [file, "symlink", File.readlink(path)].join ':'
 			elsif File.directory? path
-				manifest.puts [path, "directory"].join ':'
+				manifest.puts [file, "directory"].join ':'
 			elsif File.info?(path).try &.file?
 				digest = OpenSSL::Digest.new("sha256").file(path).hexdigest
-				manifest.puts [path, "file", digest].join ':'
+				manifest.puts [file, "file", digest].join ':'
 			else
-				manifest.puts [path, "other"].join ':'
+				manifest.puts [file, "other"].join ':'
 			end
 		end