diff --git a/hiroplotutils/__init__.py b/hiroplotutils/__init__.py
index 94aa999..87df96d 100644
--- a/hiroplotutils/__init__.py
+++ b/hiroplotutils/__init__.py
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ def save_figure(
 ):
     import pickle
 
-    directory = pathlib.Path(directory)
+    directory = (pathlib.Path.cwd()) / directory
     directory.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
 
     write_meta(