diff --git a/lib/utils.js b/lib/utils.js
index 5d81148..f4a20dd 100644
--- a/lib/utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils.js
@@ -16,7 +16,12 @@ exports.loadFiles = function(dir, pattern) {
   dir = !Array.isArray(dir) ? [dir] : dir;
 
   for (var i in dir) {
-    files = files.concat(glob.sync(path.join(process.cwd(), dir[i], pattern)));
+    var filePath = [process.cwd(), dir[i], pattern];
+    if(path.isAbsolute(dir[i])) {
+      filePath.shift();
+    }
+
+    files = files.concat(glob.sync(path.join.apply(null, filePath)));
   }
 
   return files;