diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 97068d5e..3b6b38fe 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@
   ) inherits certs::params {
 
   if $server_cert {
+    validate_absolute_path($server_cert)
+    validate_absolute_path($server_cert_req)
+    validate_absolute_path($server_key)
+    validate_absolute_path($server_ca_cert)
     validate_file_exists($server_cert, $server_cert_req, $server_key, $server_ca_cert)
   }