diff --git a/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp b/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp
index 5a9d790cb..4a027770c 100644
--- a/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp
+++ b/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp
@@ -3838,7 +3838,7 @@ bool simple_wallet::ask_wallet_create_if_needed()
           bool ok = true;
           if (!m_restoring)
           {
-            message_writer() << tr("Looking for filename: ") << boost::filesystem::complete(wallet_path);
+            message_writer() << tr("Looking for filename: ") << boost::filesystem::absolute(wallet_path);
             message_writer() << tr("No wallet found with that name. Confirm creation of new wallet named: ") << wallet_path;
             confirm_creation = input_line("", true);
             if(std::cin.eof())
@@ -4774,7 +4774,7 @@ boost::optional<epee::wipeable_string> simple_wallet::new_wallet(const boost::pr
     "your current session's state. Otherwise, you might need to synchronize \n"
     "your wallet again (your wallet keys are NOT at risk in any case).\n")
   ;
-  success_msg_writer() << tr("Filename: ") << boost::filesystem::complete(m_wallet->get_keys_file());
+  success_msg_writer() << tr("Filename: ") << boost::filesystem::absolute(m_wallet->get_keys_file());
 
   if (!two_random)
   {