diff --git a/api/controller/controller_util.py b/api/controller/controller_util.py
index 054838a..04a6f5e 100644
--- a/api/controller/controller_util.py
+++ b/api/controller/controller_util.py
@@ -317,5 +317,4 @@
         return Path(pb2_path.path)
     if chroot is None:
         raise ValueError("Cannot convert inside path without a chroot.")
-    path_relative_to_root = pb2_path.path[1:]
-    return Path(chroot.path, path_relative_to_root)
+    return Path(ParseChroot(chroot).full_path(pb2_path.path))