diff --git a/org.eclipse.corrosion/src/org/eclipse/corrosion/debug/RustDebugDelegate.java b/org.eclipse.corrosion/src/org/eclipse/corrosion/debug/RustDebugDelegate.java
index 299c25e..de767d8 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.corrosion/src/org/eclipse/corrosion/debug/RustDebugDelegate.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.corrosion/src/org/eclipse/corrosion/debug/RustDebugDelegate.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public void launch(ILaunchConfiguration config, String mode, ILaunch launch, IPr
 		IProject project = ResourcesPlugin.getWorkspace().getRoot().getProject(projectName);
 		String workingDirectoryString = RustLaunchDelegateTools.performVariableSubstitution(
 				configuration.getAttribute(ICDTLaunchConfigurationConstants.ATTR_WORKING_DIRECTORY, "").trim()); //$NON-NLS-1$
-		File workingDirectory = RustLaunchDelegateTools.convertToAbsolutePath(new File(workingDirectoryString));
+		File workingDirectory = RustLaunchDelegateTools.convertToAbsolutePath(workingDirectoryString);
 		if (workingDirectoryString.isEmpty() || !workingDirectory.exists() || !workingDirectory.isDirectory()) {
 			workingDirectory = project.getLocation().toFile();
 		}
@@ -150,13 +150,13 @@ public ILaunch getLaunch(ILaunchConfiguration configuration, String mode) throws
 		IProject project = ResourcesPlugin.getWorkspace().getRoot().getProject(projectName);
 		String workingDirectoryString = RustLaunchDelegateTools.performVariableSubstitution(
 				configuration.getAttribute(ICDTLaunchConfigurationConstants.ATTR_WORKING_DIRECTORY, "").trim()); //$NON-NLS-1$
-		File workingDirectory = RustLaunchDelegateTools.convertToAbsolutePath(new File(workingDirectoryString));
+		File workingDirectory = RustLaunchDelegateTools.convertToAbsolutePath(workingDirectoryString);
 		if (workingDirectoryString.isEmpty() || !workingDirectory.exists() || !workingDirectory.isDirectory()) {
 			workingDirectory = project.getLocation().toFile();
 		}
 		String executableString = RustLaunchDelegateTools.performVariableSubstitution(
 				configuration.getAttribute(ICDTLaunchConfigurationConstants.ATTR_PROGRAM_NAME, "").trim()); //$NON-NLS-1$
-		File executable = RustLaunchDelegateTools.convertToAbsolutePath(new File(executableString));
+		File executable = RustLaunchDelegateTools.convertToAbsolutePath(executableString);
 
 		ILaunchConfigurationWorkingCopy wc = configuration.copy(configuration.getName() + "[Variables Parsed]") //$NON-NLS-1$
 				.getWorkingCopy();
diff --git a/org.eclipse.corrosion/src/org/eclipse/corrosion/launch/RustLaunchDelegateTools.java b/org.eclipse.corrosion/src/org/eclipse/corrosion/launch/RustLaunchDelegateTools.java
index be1ffd0..ad52677 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.corrosion/src/org/eclipse/corrosion/launch/RustLaunchDelegateTools.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.corrosion/src/org/eclipse/corrosion/launch/RustLaunchDelegateTools.java
@@ -83,10 +83,19 @@ public static IResource resourceFromEditor(IEditorPart editor) {
 		return input.getAdapter(IResource.class);
 	}
 
-	public static File convertToAbsolutePath(File file) {
+	/**
+	 * Converts the given relative path to a workspace resource and converts it to a
+	 * {@code File} with the absolute path on the file system.
+	 *
+	 * @param path to a workspace resource
+	 * @return File object of the given {@code path}, with an absolute path on the
+	 *         file system
+	 */
+	public static File convertToAbsolutePath(String path) {
+		final File file = new File(path);
 		if (file.isAbsolute())
 			return file;
-		return ResourcesPlugin.getWorkspace().getRoot().getLocation().append(file.getPath()).toFile();
+		return ResourcesPlugin.getWorkspace().getRoot().findMember(file.getPath()).getRawLocation().toFile();
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/org.eclipse.corrosion/src/org/eclipse/corrosion/run/CargoRunDelegate.java b/org.eclipse.corrosion/src/org/eclipse/corrosion/run/CargoRunDelegate.java
index c04574c..e7eb07c 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.corrosion/src/org/eclipse/corrosion/run/CargoRunDelegate.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.corrosion/src/org/eclipse/corrosion/run/CargoRunDelegate.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public void launch(ILaunchConfiguration configuration, String mode, ILaunch laun
 		String arguments = configuration.getAttribute(RustLaunchDelegateTools.ARGUMENTS_ATTRIBUTE, "").trim(); //$NON-NLS-1$
 		String workingDirectoryString = RustLaunchDelegateTools.performVariableSubstitution(
 				configuration.getAttribute(RustLaunchDelegateTools.WORKING_DIRECTORY_ATTRIBUTE, "").trim()); //$NON-NLS-1$
-		File workingDirectory = RustLaunchDelegateTools.convertToAbsolutePath(new File(workingDirectoryString));
+		File workingDirectory = RustLaunchDelegateTools.convertToAbsolutePath(workingDirectoryString);
 		if (workingDirectoryString.isEmpty() || !workingDirectory.exists() || !workingDirectory.isDirectory()) {
 			workingDirectory = project.getLocation().toFile();
 		}
diff --git a/org.eclipse.corrosion/src/org/eclipse/corrosion/test/CargoTestDelegate.java b/org.eclipse.corrosion/src/org/eclipse/corrosion/test/CargoTestDelegate.java
index 37d9240..157ae41 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.corrosion/src/org/eclipse/corrosion/test/CargoTestDelegate.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.corrosion/src/org/eclipse/corrosion/test/CargoTestDelegate.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public void launch(ILaunchConfiguration configuration, String mode, ILaunch laun
 		String arguments = configuration.getAttribute(RustLaunchDelegateTools.ARGUMENTS_ATTRIBUTE, "").trim(); //$NON-NLS-1$
 		String workingDirectoryString = RustLaunchDelegateTools.performVariableSubstitution(
 				configuration.getAttribute(RustLaunchDelegateTools.WORKING_DIRECTORY_ATTRIBUTE, "").trim()); //$NON-NLS-1$
-		File workingDirectory = RustLaunchDelegateTools.convertToAbsolutePath(new File(workingDirectoryString));
+		File workingDirectory = RustLaunchDelegateTools.convertToAbsolutePath(workingDirectoryString);
 		if (workingDirectoryString.isEmpty() || !workingDirectory.exists() || !workingDirectory.isDirectory()) {
 			workingDirectory = null;
 		}