diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6e9e53a..c9e3fbd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@ This change log follows the conventions of
 
 ## [Unreleased][unreleased]
 
-Nothing so far.
+### Fixed
+
+- Afterglow would crash when told to convert a QLC+ fixture definition
+  in the current working directory (with no path component), #72
+
 
 ## [0.2.5] - 2022-01-12
 
diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index eb0c32b..0185615 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-(defproject afterglow "0.2.5"
+(defproject afterglow "0.2.6-SNAPSHOT"
   :description "A live-coding environment for light shows, built on the Open Lighting Architecture, using bits of Overtone."
   :url "https://github.com/Deep-Symmetry/afterglow"
   :license {:name "Eclipse Public License 2.0"
diff --git a/src/afterglow/fixtures/qxf.clj b/src/afterglow/fixtures/qxf.clj
index 20a8f03..4081438 100644
--- a/src/afterglow/fixtures/qxf.clj
+++ b/src/afterglow/fixtures/qxf.clj
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@
   it that can be used as the starting point of an Afterglow fixture
   definition. Returns an exit status and message for the user."
   [path]
-  (let [source (io/file path)
+  (let [source (.getCanonicalFile (io/file path))
         qxf (parse-qxf source)
         dest (io/file (.getParent source) (str (csk/->kebab-case (:model qxf)) ".clj"))]
     (cond