diff --git a/internal/bundles/gitignore/gitignore.go b/internal/bundles/gitignore/gitignore.go
index d04d27b8f..f853e8f6e 100644
--- a/internal/bundles/gitignore/gitignore.go
+++ b/internal/bundles/gitignore/gitignore.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ type ignoreFile struct {
 
 type GitIgnoreList struct {
 	files []ignoreFile
+	base  util.Path
 	cwd   []string
 	fs    afero.Fs
 }
@@ -66,9 +67,10 @@ func New(cwd util.Path) GitIgnoreList {
 	files[0].abspath = toSplit(absPath.Path())
 
 	return GitIgnoreList{
-		files,
-		toSplit(absPath.Path()),
-		absPath.Fs(),
+		files: files,
+		base:  cwd,
+		cwd:   toSplit(absPath.Path()),
+		fs:    absPath.Fs(),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -194,11 +196,15 @@ func (ign *GitIgnoreList) append(path util.Path, dir []string) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		relPath, err := path.Rel(ign.base)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 		match := &Match{
 			Source:   MatchSourceFile,
 			Pattern:  s,
 			glob:     g,
-			FilePath: path.Path(),
+			FilePath: relPath.Path(),
 			Line:     line,
 		}
 		ignf.matches = append(ignf.matches, match)
diff --git a/internal/bundles/gitignore/gitignore_test.go b/internal/bundles/gitignore/gitignore_test.go
index ae011a89b..0666bbd63 100644
--- a/internal/bundles/gitignore/gitignore_test.go
+++ b/internal/bundles/gitignore/gitignore_test.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func (s *GitIgnoreSuite) TestMatch() {
 	s.NotNil(m)
 	s.Equal(MatchSourceFile, m.Source)
 	s.Equal(".Rhistory", m.Pattern)
-	s.Equal(ignoreFilePath.Path(), m.FilePath)
+	s.Equal(".positignore", m.FilePath)
 	s.Equal(1, m.Line)
 
 	// Non-file matches don't include file info