diff --git a/web/server/api/endpoints/models.py b/web/server/api/endpoints/models.py
index 1a65dacd24..df8da251d0 100644
--- a/web/server/api/endpoints/models.py
+++ b/web/server/api/endpoints/models.py
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ def serialize_model(context: Context, model: Model, render_query: bool = False)
     return models.Model(
         name=model.name,
         fqn=model.fqn,
-        path=str(model._path.relative_to(context.path)),
+        path=str(model._path.absolute().relative_to(context.path)),
         dialect=dialect,
         columns=columns,
         details=details,