diff --git a/libs/wingsdk/src/shared/misc.ts b/libs/wingsdk/src/shared/misc.ts
index d87cfb5a332..be6e2975219 100644
--- a/libs/wingsdk/src/shared/misc.ts
+++ b/libs/wingsdk/src/shared/misc.ts
@@ -51,5 +51,5 @@ export async function shell(
 
 export function isPath(s: string) {
   s = normalPath(s);
-  return s.startsWith("./") || s.startsWith("/");
+  return s.startsWith("./") || s.startsWith("../") || s.startsWith("/");
 }
diff --git a/libs/wingsdk/test/misc.test.ts b/libs/wingsdk/test/misc.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..43ae07e8029
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/wingsdk/test/misc.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { expect, test } from "vitest";
+import { isPath } from "../src/shared/misc";
+
+test("isPath", () => {
+  expect(isPath("foo")).toBeFalsy();
+  expect(isPath("./hello")).toBeTruthy();
+  expect(isPath("../hello")).toBeTruthy();
+  expect(isPath(".././../hello")).toBeTruthy();
+  expect(isPath("/hello/world")).toBeTruthy();
+});