diff --git a/completers/git_completer/cmd/root.go b/completers/git_completer/cmd/root.go
index e4bb61b3c9..1dbcda85ff 100644
--- a/completers/git_completer/cmd/root.go
+++ b/completers/git_completer/cmd/root.go
@@ -91,10 +91,18 @@ func init() {
 	carapace.Gen(rootCmd).PreInvoke(func(cmd *cobra.Command, flag *pflag.Flag, action carapace.Action) carapace.Action {
 		return carapace.ActionCallback(func(c carapace.Context) carapace.Action {
 			if f := rootCmd.Flag("git-dir"); f.Changed {
-				c.Setenv("GIT_DIR", f.Value.String())
+				gitDir, err := c.Abs(f.Value.String())
+				if err != nil {
+					return carapace.ActionMessage(err.Error())
+				}
+				c.Setenv("GIT_DIR", gitDir)
 			}
 			if f := rootCmd.Flag("work-tree"); f.Changed {
-				c.Setenv("GIT_WORK_TREE", f.Value.String())
+				workTree, err := c.Abs(f.Value.String())
+				if err != nil {
+					return carapace.ActionMessage(err.Error())
+				}
+				c.Setenv("GIT_WORK_TREE", workTree)
 				action = action.Chdir(f.Value.String())
 			}
 			if f := rootCmd.Flag("C"); f.Changed {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 9e97f2622f..7bf75bf5a4 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module github.com/carapace-sh/carapace-bin
 go 1.21
 
 require (
-	github.com/carapace-sh/carapace v1.1.4
+	github.com/carapace-sh/carapace v1.1.5
 	github.com/carapace-sh/carapace-bridge v1.0.2
 	github.com/carapace-sh/carapace-shlex v1.0.1
 	github.com/carapace-sh/carapace-spec v1.0.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 842ee749c9..b0852945a2 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ github.com/bahlo/generic-list-go v0.2.0 h1:5sz/EEAK+ls5wF+NeqDpk5+iNdMDXrh3z3nPn
 github.com/bahlo/generic-list-go v0.2.0/go.mod h1:2KvAjgMlE5NNynlg/5iLrrCCZ2+5xWbdbCW3pNTGyYg=
 github.com/buger/jsonparser v1.1.1 h1:2PnMjfWD7wBILjqQbt530v576A/cAbQvEW9gGIpYMUs=
 github.com/buger/jsonparser v1.1.1/go.mod h1:6RYKKt7H4d4+iWqouImQ9R2FZql3VbhNgx27UK13J/0=
-github.com/carapace-sh/carapace v1.1.4 h1:SZzJiLE/TfKe4cCMwhJYtvWsZ7XOMmb+a+3I093iqww=
-github.com/carapace-sh/carapace v1.1.4/go.mod h1:djegtVDi/3duSAqZNU+/nCq7XtDRMRZUb5bW0O/HnEs=
+github.com/carapace-sh/carapace v1.1.5 h1:nacO1H9k8towi/PZDv/kbEi5Rn6+xC8gdjidax2ccqk=
+github.com/carapace-sh/carapace v1.1.5/go.mod h1:djegtVDi/3duSAqZNU+/nCq7XtDRMRZUb5bW0O/HnEs=
 github.com/carapace-sh/carapace-bridge v1.0.2 h1:q2yVrhpxjxA0p3ZcGHpjns99KE9lCrJLc3Zgaa7kMK4=
 github.com/carapace-sh/carapace-bridge v1.0.2/go.mod h1:1tuz7tWpJeGMHa6Yvwlkb9QCNqxRD5VsS/4iZdK9ofQ=
 github.com/carapace-sh/carapace-pflag v1.0.0 h1:uJMhl+vwEM/Eb0UdxZUuv4jo4rUAyPijkRGP5gfCuCE=