diff --git a/backend/windmill-worker/src/python_executor.rs b/backend/windmill-worker/src/python_executor.rs
index ae57163be5..7f1becd45c 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-worker/src/python_executor.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-worker/src/python_executor.rs
@@ -232,6 +232,9 @@ pub async fn handle_python_job(
         .replace("-", "_");
     let dirs = if dirs_full.len() > 0 {
         dirs_full
+            .strip_prefix("/")
+            .unwrap_or(&dirs_full)
+            .to_string()
     } else {
         "tmp".to_string()
     };
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/editor/inlineScriptsPanel/InlineScriptEditor.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/editor/inlineScriptsPanel/InlineScriptEditor.svelte
index 0a6e1868b5..224bc1b32a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/editor/inlineScriptsPanel/InlineScriptEditor.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/editor/inlineScriptsPanel/InlineScriptEditor.svelte
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 	import type { Schema } from '$lib/common'
 	import Badge from '$lib/components/common/badge/Badge.svelte'
 	import Editor from '$lib/components/Editor.svelte'
-	import { emptySchema, getModifierKey } from '$lib/utils'
+	import { defaultIfEmptyString, emptySchema, getModifierKey } from '$lib/utils'
 	import { computeFields } from './utils'
 	import { deepEqual } from 'fast-equals'
 	import type { AppInput } from '../../inputType'
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 		return schema
 	}
 
-	$: inlineScript && (inlineScript.path = `${appPath}/${name}`)
+	$: inlineScript && (inlineScript.path = `${defaultIfEmptyString(appPath, '')}/${name}`)
 
 	onMount(async () => {
 		if (inlineScript && !inlineScript.schema) {