diff --git a/lib/licenseCheckerHelpers.js b/lib/licenseCheckerHelpers.js
index e7c33ed..e2e83a4 100644
--- a/lib/licenseCheckerHelpers.js
+++ b/lib/licenseCheckerHelpers.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ const getFormattedOutput = function getFormattedOutput(json, args) {
             if (originalLicenseFile && fs.existsSync(originalLicenseFile)) {
                 if (args.relativeLicensePath) {
                     if (args.out) {
-                        jsonCopy[moduleName].licenseFile = path.relative(args.out, outPath);
+                        jsonCopy[moduleName].licenseFile = path.relative(path.dirname(args.out), outPath);
                     } else {
                         jsonCopy[moduleName].licenseFile = path.relative(process.cwd(), outPath);
                     }