1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/rpc/protocol.cpp b/src/rpc/protocol.cpp
index ddc1bb6232..cdd2e67a69 100644
--- a/src/rpc/protocol.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/protocol.cpp
@@ -72,9 +72,7 @@ static fs::path GetAuthCookieFile(bool temp=false)
     if (temp) {
         arg += ".tmp";
     }
-    fs::path path(arg);
-    if (!path.is_complete()) path = GetDataDir() / path;
-    return path;
+    return AbsPathForConfigVal(fs::path(arg));
 }
 
 bool GenerateAuthCookie(std::string *cookie_out)