diff --git a/src/libprs500/ebooks/mobi/reader.py b/src/libprs500/ebooks/mobi/reader.py
index 90ad37ecbb..f344110bab 100644
--- a/src/libprs500/ebooks/mobi/reader.py
+++ b/src/libprs500/ebooks/mobi/reader.py
@@ -181,9 +181,10 @@ class MobiReader(object):
         opf = OPFCreator(os.path.dirname(htmlfile), mi)
         if hasattr(self.book_header.exth, 'cover_offset'):
             opf.cover = 'images/%05d.jpg'%(self.book_header.exth.cover_offset+1)
-        manifest = [(os.path.basename(htmlfile), 'text/x-oeb1-document')]
+        manifest = [(htmlfile, 'text/x-oeb1-document')]
+        bp = os.path.dirname(htmlfile)
         for i in self.image_names:
-            manifest.append(('images/'+i, 'image/jpg'))
+            manifest.append((os.path.join(bp,'images/',i), 'image/jpg'))
         
         opf.create_manifest(manifest)
         opf.create_spine([os.path.basename(htmlfile)])