diff --git a/src/Game/Service/GameResponseService.php b/src/Game/Service/GameResponseService.php
index 04b789d..9917811 100644
--- a/src/Game/Service/GameResponseService.php
+++ b/src/Game/Service/GameResponseService.php
@@ -240,7 +240,9 @@ class GameResponseService
                 }
 
                 $filename = $messagePart[1];
-                $fullPath = ($pwd === '/' ? '' : $pwd) . '/' . $filename;
+                $fullPath = str_starts_with($filename, '/')
+                    ? $filename
+                    : ($pwd === '/' ? '' : $pwd) . '/' . $filename;
 
                 if(!$this->isAllowedToRemove($fullPath, $player, $sudo))
                     return ['result' => ['You are not allowed to remove this file.']];