diff --git a/cmd/s3-genindex/main.go b/cmd/s3-genindex/main.go
index d944f78..612a1e7 100644
--- a/cmd/s3-genindex/main.go
+++ b/cmd/s3-genindex/main.go
@@ -200,8 +200,8 @@ func processS3Hierarchy(objects []S3Object, opts *indexgen.Options, client *s3.C
 		}
 
 		dirName := filepath.Base(dirPath)
-		// Build the correct path for S3
-		dirEntryPath := dirPath + "/"
+		// Build the correct relative path for S3 (relative to current directory)
+		dirEntryPath := dirName + "/"
 		if opts.DirAppend {
 			dirEntryPath += opts.OutputFile
 		}