diff --git a/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-deployer/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/launcher/deployer/DeployerThread.java b/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-deployer/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/launcher/deployer/DeployerThread.java
index d5a1ebe..18a3d17 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-deployer/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/launcher/deployer/DeployerThread.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-deployer/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/launcher/deployer/DeployerThread.java
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ public class DeployerThread extends Thread {
 			source = loadPropertySource(resource, path);
 		}
 		if (source==null) {			
-			resource = new FileSystemResource(path);
+			resource = new FileSystemResource("." + path);
 			source = loadPropertySource(resource, path);
 		}
 		return source;