diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 61e0fc3..112c4b1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ This project follows [semantic versioning](http://semver.org).
 * [added] Added support for xattrs in fuse mount
 * [modified] Also documenting common flags in subcommands
 * [modified] Using repository aliases (**conversion needed**)
+* [modified] Remote path must be absolute
 
 
 ### v0.3.2 (2017-05-11)
diff --git a/src/cli/mod.rs b/src/cli/mod.rs
index 7c339d6..d6a852d 100644
--- a/src/cli/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cli/mod.rs
@@ -287,6 +287,10 @@ pub fn run() -> Result<(), ErrorCode> {
     }
     match args {
         Arguments::Init{repo_path, bundle_size, chunker, compression, encryption, hash, remote_path} => {
+            if ! Path::new(&remote_path).is_absolute() {
+                error!("The remote path of a repository must be absolute.");
+                return Err(ErrorCode::InvalidArgs)
+            }
             let mut repo = checked!(Repository::create(repo_path, Config {
                 bundle_size: bundle_size,
                 chunker: chunker,