diff --git a/dalmdl/corefdb/bucket.go b/dalmdl/corefdb/bucket.go
index 8bd54b337ec0158e1b268a21a925464ba63c2166..4228b421a98f06d0bb285894bb9f823e96a035af 100644
--- a/dalmdl/corefdb/bucket.go
+++ b/dalmdl/corefdb/bucket.go
@@ -3182,10 +3182,12 @@ func (z ZipExporter) DataExport() (err error) {
 	}
 	sourcePath := ""
 	timeStamp := time.Now().Nanosecond()
-	targetBasePath := filepath.Join(filemdl.TempDir, strconv.Itoa(timeStamp))
-	// loggermdl.LogDebug("targetBasePath", targetBasePath)
-	// filepathsToExport := []string{}
-	filteredKeyValMap, err := GetFDBIndexEntryMap(index, z.Queries)
+	targetBasePath, err := filepath.Abs(filepath.Join(filemdl.TempDir, strconv.Itoa(timeStamp)))
+	if err != nil {
+		loggermdl.LogError("failed to import data: ", err)
+		return errormdl.Wrap("invalid archived file")
+	}
+	filteredKeyValMap, err := index.GetEntriesByQueries(z.Queries)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -3253,8 +3255,11 @@ func (z ZipImporter) DataImport() (err error) {
 		return errormdl.Wrap("archive file not found at location: " + archivePath)
 	}
 	timeStamp := time.Now().Nanosecond()
-	pathToExtractZip := filepath.Join(filemdl.TempDir, strconv.Itoa(timeStamp))
-
+	pathToExtractZip, err := filepath.Abs(filepath.Join(filemdl.TempDir, strconv.Itoa(timeStamp)))
+	if err != nil {
+		loggermdl.LogError("failed to import data: ", err)
+		return errormdl.Wrap("invalid archived file")
+	}
 	err = filemdl.Unzip(archivePath, pathToExtractZip)
 	if err != nil {
 		loggermdl.LogError("failed to import data: ", err)
@@ -3506,7 +3511,11 @@ func (f FileImporter) DataImport() (err error) {
 	}
 
 	timeStamp := time.Now().Nanosecond()
-	tempDir := filepath.Join(filemdl.TempDir, strconv.Itoa(timeStamp))
+	tempDir, err := filepath.Abs(filepath.Join(filemdl.TempDir, strconv.Itoa(timeStamp)))
+	if err != nil {
+		loggermdl.LogError("failed to import data: ", err)
+		return errormdl.Wrap("invalid archived file")
+	}
 	err = filemdl.CopyDir(f.SourcePath, tempDir)
 	if err != nil {
 		loggermdl.LogError("failed to import data: ", err)