diff --git a/data/weather.py b/data/weather.py
index 50e228f1..e6dd6476 100644
--- a/data/weather.py
+++ b/data/weather.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import time
+import os, time
 
 import pyowm
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def wind_string(self):
         return "{} {}".format(self.wind_speed_string(), self.wind_dir_string())
 
     def icon_filename(self):
-        return "assets/weather/{}.png".format(self.icon_name)
+        return os.path.abspath("./assets/weather/{}.png".format(self.icon_name))
 
     def __should_update(self):
         endtime = time.time()
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index d0e9b99e..aed14378 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -70,12 +70,12 @@ def main(matrix, config_base):
         debug.log("Using rgbmatrix version %s", __version__)
 
     # Draw startup screen
-    logo = "assets/mlb-w" + str(matrix.width) + "h" + str(matrix.height) + ".png"
+    logo_path = os.path.abspath("./assets/mlb-w" + str(matrix.width) + "h" + str(matrix.height) + ".png")
 
     # MLB image disabled when using renderer, for now.
     # see: https://github.com/ty-porter/RGBMatrixEmulator/issues/9#issuecomment-922869679
-    if os.path.exists(logo) and driver.is_hardware() and PIL_LOADED:
-        logo = Image.open(logo)
+    if os.path.exists(logo_path) and driver.is_hardware() and PIL_LOADED:
+        logo = Image.open(logo_path)
         matrix.SetImage(logo.convert("RGB"))
         logo.close()
 
diff --git a/renderers/offday.py b/renderers/offday.py
index 2bafab9a..94a4a042 100644
--- a/renderers/offday.py
+++ b/renderers/offday.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def __render_weather_icon(canvas, layout, colors, weather_icon):
 
     if resize:
         weather_icon = weather_icon.resize(
-            (weather_icon.width * resize, weather_icon.height * resize), PIL.Image.NEAREST
+            (weather_icon.width * resize, weather_icon.height * resize), Image.NEAREST
         )
     for x in range(weather_icon.width):
         for y in range(weather_icon.height):