diff --git a/crates/omnix-hack/src/core.rs b/crates/omnix-hack/src/core.rs
index 545df794..e4e63eda 100644
--- a/crates/omnix-hack/src/core.rs
+++ b/crates/omnix-hack/src/core.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ use omnix_common::markdown::print_markdown;
 use crate::config::HackConfig;
 
 pub async fn hack_on(dir: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-    let here_flake: FlakeUrl = Into::<FlakeUrl>::into(dir);
+    let dir = dir.canonicalize()?;
+    let here_flake: FlakeUrl = Into::<FlakeUrl>::into(dir.as_ref());
     let cfg = HackConfig::from_flake(&here_flake).await?;
 
     // TODO: cachix check
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ pub async fn hack_on(dir: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     }
 
     eprintln!();
-    print_markdown(dir, &cfg.readme.get_markdown()).await?;
+    print_markdown(&dir, &cfg.readme.get_markdown()).await?;
 
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/crates/omnix-init/src/core.rs b/crates/omnix-init/src/core.rs
index b5828194..9989ef8a 100644
--- a/crates/omnix-init/src/core.rs
+++ b/crates/omnix-init/src/core.rs
@@ -105,21 +105,21 @@ pub async fn run(
 
 async fn initialize_template<'a>(path: &Path, template: &FlakeTemplate<'a>) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     tracing::info!("Initializing template at {}", path.display());
-    template
+    let path = template
         .template
         .scaffold_at(path)
         .await
         .with_context(|| "Unable to scaffold")?;
     eprintln!();
     print_markdown(
-        path,
+        &path,
         &format!("## 🥳 Initialized template at `{}`", path.display()),
     )
     .await?;
 
     if let Some(welcome_text) = template.template.template.welcome_text.as_ref() {
         eprintln!();
-        print_markdown(path, welcome_text).await?;
+        print_markdown(&path, welcome_text).await?;
     }
 
     Ok(())
diff --git a/crates/omnix-init/src/template.rs b/crates/omnix-init/src/template.rs
index f45be497..1fd988a4 100644
--- a/crates/omnix-init/src/template.rs
+++ b/crates/omnix-init/src/template.rs
@@ -29,8 +29,10 @@ pub struct NixTemplate {
 }
 
 impl Template {
-    // Scaffold the [Template] at the given path.
-    pub async fn scaffold_at(&self, out_dir: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    /// Scaffold the [Template] at the given path.
+    //
+    /// Returns the canonicalized path of the output directory
+    pub async fn scaffold_at(&self, out_dir: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<PathBuf> {
         // Recursively copy the self.template.path to the output directory
         omnix_common::fs::copy_dir_all(&self.template.path, out_dir)
             .await
@@ -39,7 +41,9 @@ impl Template {
         // Do param replacements
         self.apply_actions(out_dir).await?;
 
-        Ok(())
+        out_dir
+            .canonicalize()
+            .with_context(|| "Unable to canonicalize path")
     }
 
     /// Set 'default' fields of prompts to the user-defined values